Door structure of motor vehicle
US5865496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/0428
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A door structure of a motor vehicle has an inner panel and an outer panel. The door structure includes an impact load absorber member, provided at an outer panel side of the door, for absorbing and reducing a side collision impact load acting on a passenger by contact with the passenger. An opening is provided in the inner panel for allowing at least one portion of the impact load absorber member to enter. An passenger is compartment of the vehicle during a side collision. A supporting device is provided in the door for supporting the impact load absorber member.
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