Patent ID: 6546674
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: B60J,E05B

Abstract:
A door assembly for a motor vehicle, the door assembly comprising:an outer door panel; an inner trim panel having an inner surface adapted to face towards a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and an outer surface secured to the outer door panel to reinforce the outer door panel; a belt line reinforcement increasing the structural rigidity of the inner trim panel mounted on the outer surface of the inner trim panel; a window lift assembly including a generally vertically oriented guide member mounted on to the outer surface of the inner trim panel, a window regulator vertically positionable relative to the inner trim panel connected to the guide member, a motor operably connected to the window regulator, a window secured to the window regulator and at least one edge guide mounted generally vertically on the inner trim panel adjacent the window regulator to guide the window; a catch mounted on the outer surface of the inner trim panel and operable to detachably secure the door assembly in a closed position; and a lock mounted to the outer surface of the inner trim panel and engaged with the catch to permit selective operation of the catch.