Patent ID: 7566091
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A door waist portion structure for a vehicle comprising: a door outer panel and a door inner panel disposed opposite to each other, wherein the door outer panel and the door inner panel respectively have upper edge portions extending substantially parallel to each other in a substantially horizontal direction; an opening portion having an elongated opening defined between the upper edge portions of the door outer panel and the door inner panel, through which a door glass moves up and down; an outer waist reinforcement extending along the upper edge portion of the door outer panel and attached to the door outer panel, wherein the upper edge portion of the door outer panel is reinforced by the outer waist reinforcement; and an inner waist reinforcement extending along the upper edge portion of the door inner panel and attached to the door inner panel, wherein the upper edge portion of the door inner panel is reinforced by the inner waist reinforcement, wherein the outer waist reinforcement has a terminal end portion at one end thereof on a first side in the substantially horizontal direction and the inner waist reinforcement has a terminal end portion at one end thereof on the first side in the substantially horizontal direction, wherein the door inner panel is formed to have, at one end thereof on the first side in the substantially horizontal direction, an end wall extending from the door inner panel toward the door outer panel, and wherein the terminal end portion of the outer waist reinforcement is coupled to the door inner panel at a position in the substantially horizontal direction between the end wall of the door inner panel and the terminal end portion of the inner waist reinforcement.