Patent ID: 8507075

Claim:
A motor vehicle door comprising: an inside door panel having at least one opening formed therein; a barrier sheet having a perimeter configured to coveringly overlap at least one opening formed in the inside door panel; at least one adhesive bead set adhesively attaching said barrier sheet to said inside door panel, wherein each adhesive bead set comprises: a plurality of adhesive beads, each adhesive bead being disposed in parallel relationship to each and in locally parallel relation to the perimeter; wherein the adhesive beads are preselected and mutually spaced so that adjacent adhesive beads are mutually initially separated then wet-out with respect to each other and to said inside door panel when pressure is applied to said barrier sheet toward said inside door panel; a door panel trough formed in said inside door panel, said door panel trough having a predetermined path including at least one gravitationally low point; and at least one drain hole formed in said inside door panel intersecting said door panel trough, a drain hole of said at least one drain hole being disposed at each said gravitationally low point, respectively; wherein said at least one adhesive bead set comprises: an inside adhesive bead set located adjacent one side of said door panel trough; and an outside adhesive bead set located adjacent the other side of said door panel trough, wherein said outside bead set is located closer to said periphery than is said inside adhesive bead set; wherein said inside adhesive bead set intersects said at least one drain hole.