Patent ID: 7300097

Claim:
A door for a vehicle comprising: a door reinforcement formed in a perimeter shape shaped substantially in conformity with a contour of the door, the door reinforcement having a lower lateral wall, a front vertical wall, a rear vertical wall and an upper lateral wall, each of which has an inner surface delineating and surrounding a substantially open inner area; a side impact bar traversing the open inner area and secured to the front vertical wall and the rear vertical wall; an inner panel disposed on a vehicle compartment inner side of the door reinforcement, vehicle longitudinal-direction edges and lower edge of the inner panel being connected to the door reinforcement to form a box-shaped section between the inner panel and the door reinforcement; and an outer panel disposed on a vehicle compartment outer side of the door reinforcement, vehicle longitudinal-direction edges and upper and lower edges of the outer panel being connected to the door reinforcement or to the inner panel.