Patent ID: 8661738

Claim:
A door frame assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a one-piece door frame having a height defined by an upper end and a lower end; a window regulator mounted to said door frame for opening and closing a window pane; an interior door lining mounted to said door frame; a plurality of mounting apertures defined in said door frame, including at least one first mounting aperture for mounting said window regulator and at least one second mounting aperture for mounting said door lining; and an isolating aperture defined generally centrally in said door frame between said at least one first aperture and said at least one second aperture isolating said at least one second aperture from said at least one first aperture thereby reducing lateral forces imparted to said door frame from said window regulator from transferring to said door lining, wherein said at least one first mounting aperture includes a plurality of closely spaced first mounting apertures that secure said window regulator to said door frame, and said isolating aperture is a vertically elongated slot that longitudinally separates each first mounting aperture of said plurality of closely spaced mounting apertures and said at least one second aperture, said isolating aperture has an upper end located vertically above said at least one first mounting aperture and adjacent the upper end of said door frame that defines said lower window sash opening, and the lower end located vertically below said at least one first mounting aperture such that the isolating aperture extends a majority of the height of the door frame, wherein said at least one second mounting aperture is located inwardly from a peripheral edge portion of said door frame and is located adjacent to said isolating aperture.