Motor vehicle door

US5822927A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• VAW aluminium AG · DE

Inventors

• Michael Hellenkamp · Wesseling, DE
• Jörg Ebert · Buchs, CH
• Winfried Griep · Bonn, DE
• Volker Findeisen · Bochum, DE
• Volker Gomon · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 1996
• Grant date: Oct 20, 1998
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05Y2900/531
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle door has an outer panel and an inner panel. The outer panel is made up of a pair of double-walled, hollow structural members which are self-supporting. A door lock and door hinges are mounted on the outer panel. The inner panel, which is connected to the outer panel, carries all remaining accessories associated with the door, such as the operating mechanisms for a window mounted on the door.