Patent ID: 7735264

Claim:
A motor vehicle door, comprising: a door body, including: a door inner part; a door outer panel fastened to said door inner part and having an upper flange being a downwardly bent flange with a lower end portion, said door inner part and said door outer panel defining an interior having a window shaft and a shaft opening at a top of said window shaft; a shaft reinforcement fastened to said door inner part and extending below said shaft opening, said door outer panel being supported by said shaft reinforcement via said downwardly bent flange, said downwardly bent flange lying adjacent to said shaft opening, said shaft reinforcement having a first upright longitudinal web defining part of a fastening groove, said first upright longitudinal web having a shoulder defining a groove bottom of said fastening groove, said first upright longitudinal web having openings formed therein; said downwardly bent flange comprising integral one-piece fastening lugs extending through said openings formed in said first upright longitudinal web; a window seal for sealing said shaft opening, said window seal disposed in said fastening groove; and said downwardly bent flange of said door outer panel connected to said shaft reinforcement only with said lower end portion, and said downwardly bent flange delimiting said fastening groove laterally together with said first upright longitudinal web.