Patent ID: 8151521

Claim:
A vehicle door structure comprising: a door body openably and closably mounted to a vehicle body; a door sash provided on the door body, the door sash including a vertical sash section extending in a vertical direction of the door body, and an upper sash section formed continuously with an upper end portion of the vertical sash section and comprising a bent section bent relative to the vertical sash section; a garnish provided on the door sash, the garnish including a base section fixed to the vertical sash section to cover the vertical sash section, an extension section formed continuously with an upper end portion of the base section, bent relative to the base section and covering the upper sash section, and an engaging section provided on the extension section and engaging with the upper sash section and a fitting section provided on an inner surface of the base section and fitting with the vertical sash section, wherein the fitting section has a plurality of opposed engaging tabs formed thereon for engaging a wall of the vertical sash section, and for retaining the fitting section in place therein, wherein the plurality of opposed engaging tabs are spaced apart from the engaging section; wherein the door sash further includes a sealing member not only mounting therein a fixed door glass but also sealing the fixed door glass, and the sealing member has a recessed section formed therein and having at least a distal end portion of the engaging section received therein, and wherein the engaging section is substantially L-shaped and includes a projection portion projecting, in a width direction of the vehicle, body toward the upper sash section, and a claw portion bent upwardly, in a height direction of the vehicle body, from the projection portion toward the upper sash section, the projection portion is formed in spaced apart relation to the upper sash section, and the engaging section engages with the upper sash section in such a manner that the claw portion abuts against an inner surface of the bent section of the upper sash section.