Patent ID: 6354653
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B60J,B60R,H01H

Abstract:
A vehicle door comprising:a door outside panel; a door inside trim having a mechanical operating element; a door inside panel provided with a surface cut-out recess; a support plate that covers and seals the recess, so that the door is divided into a wet cell lying between the door outside panel and the support plate, and a dry cell lying between the support plate and the door inside trim, wherein the support plate has a dry cell side facing the dry cell; a plurality of electrical and/or electronic components prefitted on the support plate; a plurality of electrical plug connectors to provide power to the plurality of electrical and/or electronic components, and which are arranged on the dry cell side of the support plate; and a plurality of switch elements mounted on the dry cell side of the support plate, and used to manually control the plurality of electrical and/or electronic components, wherein one of the plurality of switch elements mounted on the support plate is one of an electrical, opto-electrical, optical, and magnetic structural element, wherein the mechanical operating element is movable between a first position that is not in active connection with the one of the plurality of switch elements and a second position that is in active connection with the one of the plurality of switch elements.