Patent ID: 7712819

Claim:
A door for a motor vehicle comprising: a supporting framework including an inner side, an opposite outer side, and a through opening between said inner and outer sides; a supporting element fixedly secured to said outer side of said supporting framework, said supporting element including a cylindrical sleeve defining a seat; a rear-view mirror secured to said supporting element; an attachment element fixedly connected to said supporting framework between said supporting element and said through opening; a lock for blocking said door in a closing position; and a key assembly operatively connected to said lock and selectively actuated for disabling/enabling opening of said lock from outside the motor vehicle, said key assembly including a casing having a peripheral flange fixed to a face of said attachment element on a side of said attachment element facing towards said inner side of said door and wherein said casing and a key unit are set apart inwardly from an immediately surrounding portion of said supporting framework, said key assembly is covered towards said supporting framework by said supporting element and is accessible from outside the motor vehicle through said seat, wherein said cylindrical sleeve of said supporting element abuts and substantially entirely covers an outwardly facing end of said casing.