Door structure of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10076950-B2
Application number	US-201715449390-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2017
Priority date	Mar 4, 2016
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

A front side door 2 has an inner panel 12 and an outer panel disposed on an outer side than the inner panel 12 in a vehicle width direction. A door mirror is disposed on the vehicle exterior side of the outer panel, and a base member 30 is disposed on the vehicle interior side of the door mirror with the outer panel interposed therebetween, the door mirror being mounted to the base member. The base member 30 is joined to the inner panel 12.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A door structure of a vehicle comprising a door configured to open and close an opening formed in a vehicle body, the door structure comprising:
an inner panel of the door;
an outer panel of the door disposed on an outer side of said inner panel in a vehicle width direction;
an exterior member disposed on a vehicle exterior side of said outer panel; and
a base member disposed on the vehicle interior side of said exterior member such that said outer panel is interposed between said base member and said exterior member, said exterior member being mounted to the base member, wherein
said base member is joined to said inner panel,
said base member and said inner panel are joined to each other at a first joining point,
the door structure further comprises a reinforcing member that extends in a front-rear direction and is disposed on an inner side surface of said outer panel in the vehicle width direction such that a first surface of said reinforcing member on said outer panel side abuts said outer panel,
said base member is joined to said reinforcing member at a second joining point different from said first joining point, and
said base member is joined to a second surface of said reinforcing member on said outer panel side thereof at an inner position in the vehicle width direction than said first surface of said reinforcing member that is joined to said outer panel.

2. The door structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein said base member comprises a first base member and a patch member disposed between said first base member and said inner panel, said patch member being disposed at a position overlapping said first base member in a view of the vehicle width direction, and
wherein said patch member and said inner panel are joined by an elastic member such that said base member is joined to said inner panel via said patch member and said elastic member.

3. A door structure of a vehicle comprising a door configured to open and close an opening formed in a vehicle body, the door structure comprising:
an inner panel of the door;
an outer panel of the door disposed on an outer side of said inner panel in a vehicle width direction;
an exterior member disposed on a vehicle exterior side of said outer panel; and
a base member disposed on the vehicle interior side of said exterior member such that said outer panel is interposed between said base member and said exterior member, said exterior member being mounted to the base member, wherein
said base member is joined to said inner panel,
said base member comprises a first base member and a patch member disposed between said first base member and said inner panel, said patch member being disposed at a position overlapping said first base member in a view of the vehicle width direction,
said patch member and said inner panel are joined by an elastic member such that said base member is joined to said inner panel via said patch member and said elastic member,
said base member and said inner panel are joined to each other at a first joining point,
the door structure further comprises a reinforcing member that extends in a front-rear direction and is disposed on an inner side surface of said outer panel in the vehicle width direction such that a surface of said reinforcing member on said outer panel side abuts said outer panel,
said base member is joined to said reinforcing member at a second joining point different from said first joining point, and
said base member is joined to said reinforcing member at an inner position in the vehicle width direction than said surface of said reinforcing member that is joined to said outer panel,
the door structure further comprising:
a connecting member configured to connect said inner panel and said outer panel, wherein
said base member further comprises an elongated second base member which has one end portion joined to said door and another end portion joined to said first base member,
said base member is joined to said door at a third joining point at said another end portion of said second base member, and
the base member is joined to said connecting member at a fourth joining point on the inner side in the vehicle width direction than said first joining point.

4. The door structure of the vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein any one of said first joining point, said second joining point, said third joining point and said fourth joining point is disposed at a position deviated from a plane on which the other three joining points are located.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Usui Takanori
• Kobayashi Osamu

Classifications

• B60J5/0404 Primary

  Outside rear view mirror support · CPC title

• B60R1/06

  mounted on vehicle exterior {(B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B60J5/0436

  the elements being arranged at the mirror area · CPC title

• B60J5/0429

  the elements being arranged diagonally · CPC title

• B60J10/80

  specially adapted for opening panels, e.g. doors (for non-fixed roofs B60J10/90) · CPC title