Patent ID: 9216630
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A door for a vehicle, the door comprising: an outboard panel and an inboard panel, the inboard panel having an access opening therein permitting access into a space formed between the inboard panel and the outboard panel; an interior trim panel; a water shield mounted to the inboard panel and extending over the access opening, the water shield further comprising, a sheet of a water impervious material attached directly to and engaging the inboard panel, the sheet having a sheet surface facing toward the inboard panel, and a cover located between the sheet and the inboard panel wherein a perimeter of the sheet circumscribes a perimeter of the cover, and the cover extends completely over the access opening in the inboard panel, the cover including a first cover surface and a second cover surface on opposing sides of the cover, the cover being directly attached to and engaging the sheet by the first cover surface and being supported by the sheet, the perimeter of the cover circumscribes the access opening upon attaching the sheet directly to the inboard panel, the cover further being secured directly to and engaging the inboard panel at the perimeter of the cover whereby mass damping of the inboard panel is effectuated by the cover.