Patent ID: 7100330

Claim:
A door assembly for a motor vehicle comprising: a door body; at least one functional element of the door assembly, the at least one functional element having a fixing hook; and a support plate positioned between a wet space and a dry space of the motor vehicle and configured to hold the at least one functional element of the door assembly, wherein the support plate is fixed to the door body, the support plate comprising: a circumferential sealing profile around the support plate by which the support plate fits sealingly against the door body; first fixing sites located within the sealing profile and by which the support plate is fixed to the door body, wherein one surface of the support plate faces the dry space and another surface of the support plate faces the wet space; and second fixing sites located outside the sealing profile, each second fixing site having a fixing opening engaged by the fixing hook of the at least one functional element, wherein the second fixing sites project into the dry space.