Vehicle door assembly

US6231112A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA · JP

Inventors

• Ryoichi Fukumoto · Ebeye, US
• Terutsugu Gotanda · Kariya, JP
• Masaru Hoshina · Miyoshi, JP
• Motohiro Kokubo · Kariya, JP
• Masayuki Uchitsunemi · Chiryu, JP
• Keiichi Fukushima · Toyota, JP
• Hiroshi Takai · Tokyo, JP
• Daiichi Shiraishi · Seto, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 1999
• Grant date: May 15, 2001
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60J5/0468
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle door assembly includes a door inner panel having a hinge attachment portion on which is to be mounted a pair of door hinge devices and a lock attachment portion on which is to be mounted a door lock device. A base panel has four arm portions that connect the base panel to the door inner panel. The four arm portions include first and a second arm portions fixed to the hinge attachment portion of the door inner panel, and a third arm portion attached to the lock attachment portion of the door inner panel.