Patent ID: 7316446

Claim:
A supporting part of a vehicle door, comprising an annular frame ( 12 - 19 ) that has two standing members ( 12 , 13 ) united by means of two horizontal members ( 14 , 15 ), wherein the frame has an open generally hat-formed cross-section with a central portion ( 25 ) and outer and inner flanges ( 26 , 27 ) and is adapted to carry the outer panel of the door by its outer side flange ( 26 ), and a side impact guard ( 20 ) bridges the hole in the annular frame, characterised by means ( 21 , 22 ) coupled between the outer side flange ( 26 ) of the frame and the inner side flange ( 27 ) at the connections of the side impact guard ( 20 ) to the annular frame ( 12 - 19 ).