This disclosure concerns a crush resistant structure for a vehicle door opening at least partially defined by a fixed support member along a boundary. A movable closure (door) is provided for opening and closing the opening. At least one impact resistant element may be formed as part of the closure and extends transversely across the opening. The impact resistant element is provided with a pair of substantially mutually perpendicular interior bearing surfaces adapted when the opening is closed, for proximate juxtaposition with respect to corresponding exterior surfaces on the fixed support. In some vehicles, the fixed support divides the opening thereby necessitating a pair of closures. Each closure may be provided with a similar impact resistant element. When the openings are closed, the bearing surfaces of the impact resistant elements lie closely adjacent to and substantially surround the fixed support on three sides. In some instances, the compartment may be provided with a pair of fixed supports aligned on parallel side walls. In these circumstances, each fixed support may be provided with an integral substantially perpendicular extension which forms part of an adjacent wall of the compartment. These extensions may be joined together substantially at the center of the compartment to form a continuous supportive cross beam between the supports.
A rigid member is secured to a frame of a seat proper. The rigid member has an extreme end located adjacent the vehicle door in close position so that when the door is urged to get into the vehicle collision upon a vehicle collision, the door getting-in motion is blocked by the extreme end of the rigid member.
An automobile body side structure including a front side outer panel and a rear side outer panel. The front side outer panel defines a side door opening and formed with a rear pillar reinforcement at the rear end of the side door opening. The rear side outer panel includes a rear fender outer panel section and a rear pillar outer panel section formed at the front edge portion of the rear fender outer panel section. A rear pillar inner panel is welded to the rear pillar outer panel section at the front and rear edge portions with the rear pillar reinforcement panel section interposed therebetween to form a rear pillar of a closed cross-section.
A roll-formed door beam is provided for a vehicle which has an elongated shaped including a hat shaped portion and one to two looping portions. The hat shaped portion includes an upper flat surface for attachment and downwardly extending sides. The looping portions includes a bottom flat surface for attachment and looping sides which loopingly extend backwardly toward the base of the hat shaped portion. The looping sides cooperate with the side of the hat portion to stabilize the beam during flexure thus increasing the strength to thickness ratio of the beam.
The disclosure relates to an automobile door and the method of assembly thereof to be mounted in a door frame of an automobile. The invention comprises a gripping assembly on the window releasably interacting with an outer belt reinforcement member to stop and locate a bottom edge of the window. The door assembly further comprises an adjustment module whereby the upper edge of the window may be positioned flush to the outer door frame.
A vehicle door comprising a door shell, a module, and door hardware components attached on the door module. The door shell comprises an outer belt reinforcement, an outer panel and an inner panel having a hinge and a latch member. The module comprises a core member having two metal plates thereby to receive the hardware components. The hardware components which are attached to the module are an exterior door release, an interior door release, a latch mechanism, a window regulator mechanism, and a trim panel. Thus, the module is adapted to permit pre-assembly and pre-testing of major sub-assemblies.
