Vehicle door and a method to make such a door
US7172238B2 · kind B2 · utility
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13Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J5/0465
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle door has a supportive frame (10). A waist rail (14) and a side impact guard beam (22) are formed integrally with the supportive frame. The entire frame is made of high strength sheet steel. The door is produced by hot stamping a steel sheet blank into the shape of a supportive door frame that includes an integral waist rail (14) and a side impact guard beam (22), and hardening the shaped door frame while the frame remains in the shaping tools, and fastening an outer panel (31) to the finished door such that the side collision guard beam (22) of the frame will lie close to the outer panel (31).
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