Patent ID: 9346339
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60J

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle door comprising: a door frame including an insertion portion which is inserted in between an inner panel and an outer panel, which constitute a door panel, and is supported therebetween; and a frame forming portion which projects from said door panel to form a window opening; and a reinforcing bracket which is fixed between said insertion portion of said door frame and said inner panel, wherein said door frame includes a projecting portion that projects from a design portion of said door frame toward a vehicle interior side across an area from said frame forming portion to said insertion portion, wherein at least one projecting-portion forming surface which forms said projecting portion includes a stepped portion which separates a surface area on said frame forming portion side and a surface area on said insertion portion side from each other, wherein said surface area on said insertion portion side that is continuous with said stepped portion is formed as an inner-panel facing surface which faces said inner panel, wherein said inner-panel facing surface is shifted in a direction away from said inner panel by said stepped portion, wherein said reinforcing bracket overlaps with the shifted said inner-panel facing surface therealong, and wherein a space is formed between said insertion portion and said inner panel, and wherein said space becomes increasingly narrower towards said window opening.