Patent ID: 8186131

Claim:
A door panel comprising: an outer panel; and an inner panel affixed to the inner surface of the outer panel, wherein the inner panel comprises: a frame-like reinforcing raised portion in which the peripheral portion of the inner panel is bulged away from the outer panel; a plurality of laterally extending crossbar-shaped reinforcing raised portions provided within a boundary defined by the frame-like reinforcing raised portion and formed as an integral body with the frame-like reinforcing raised portion; flat adhering portions surrounded by the frame-like reinforcing raised portion and the crossbar-shaped reinforcing raised portions and joined to the outer panel; vertically extending rib portions provided within the adhering portions; and opening cutout portions, each of which is adapted to be cut out to form a ventilation opening in each respective adhering portion and includes portions that extend uninterruptedly at locations respectively adjacent to the upper and lower ends of the rib portions of the adhering portion, wherein the plurality of rib portions are provided within the adhering portions in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the opening cutout portions and stop before reaching the frame-like reinforcing raised portion and the crossbar-shaped reinforcing raised portions.