Patent ID: 9180815
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B60J,B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door comprising: a door panel including an inner panel and an outer panel joined together; a door sash extends generally vertically from the door panel; a door front edge extending generally vertically at a front end of the door panel; a sash front edge generally vertically extending at a front end of the door sash, the door sash being located at a rear of the door front edge in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body; a step extending forward from the sash front edge to an upper end of the door front edge and connected to the upper end of the door front edge, wherein the step is formed by joining a first portion of the inner panel corresponding to the step and a second portion of the outer panel corresponding to the step together by hemming; and a first reinforcing member located between the inner panel and the outer panel ,wherein the first reinforcing member is joined to the first portion and the second portion in the step by hemming, wherein the door sash includes wherein a first sash portion of the inner sash panel corresponding to the sash front edge and a second sash portion of the outer sash panel corresponding to the sash front edge are joined together by hemming such that the sash front edge is continuous with the step, wherein the first reinforcing member is joined to the door sash, wherein the vehicle door further comprises a second reinforcing member located between the inner sash panel and the outer sash panel, wherein the second reinforcing member includes the second inner wall, the second outside wall, and the bottom wall form a substantially U shaped cross section of the second reinforcing member, and the first reinforcing member is joined to the second reinforcing member such that the first reinforcing member is joined to the door sash via the second reinforcing member.