Patent ID: 6332641
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A side door structure for a vehicle, comprising:a front door having a front end openably/closeably supported by a front hinge disposed at a front portion of a side opening of a car body, and a rear door having a rear end openably/closeably supported by a rear hinge disposed at a rear portion of said side opening,wherein a hollow integral reinforcing member obtained from high tensile steel by hydroforming is fixed to one or both of said front and rear doors along joint surfaces between said front door and said rear door in a vertical direction such that said reinforcing member is fixed between an inner panel and an outer panel of said front door along an inside of a front door sash, and said reinforcing member is fixed between an inner panel and an outer panel of said rear door along an inside of a rear door sash.