Patent ID: 11485419

Abstract:
A reverse door ring assembly includes a door ring member of stamped metal with a generally ring shape to define an opening for a front door of a vehicle. The door ring member defines an A-pillar as a first sloping generally-upright portion extending to a roof edge and a B-pillar extending generally upright and transverse to the roof edge. The reverse door ring assembly includes an elongate member having a generally tubular shape extending along an exterior-facing side of the A-pillar of the door ring member on the door ring member. The reverse door ring assembly also includes a B-pillar outer member secured on an exterior-facing side of the B-pillar. The reverse door ring assembly also includes a front reinforcement upper-outer member mounted on an exterior-facing side of the second door ring member at a lower end of the A-pillar, together defining a Y-shaped cradle holding the A-pillar tube.