Resin back door for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11142049-B2
Application number	US-201816230392-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2018
Priority date	Dec 21, 2017
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

Provided is a resin back door for a hatchback vehicle including a resin inner panel, a resin outer panel, and a lower-side reinforcing member made of metal extending in a vehicle width direction to be fixed to a lower side portion of the inner panel. The lower-side reinforcing member is locked to a vehicle lower structure via a door lock mechanism when the resin back door is closed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A resin back door for a hatchback vehicle comprising:
a resin inner panel;
a resin outer panel; and
a lower-side reinforcing member made of metal extending in a vehicle width direction and fixed to an upward facing surface of a lower side portion of the resin inner panel, wherein
the lower-side reinforcing member has a center portion in the vehicle width direction fixed to a vehicle lower structure by a door lock mechanism upon closing the resin back door,
the door lock mechanism extends into an opening in the lower-side reinforcing member and an opening in the upward facing surface,
the lower-side reinforcing member extends across a majority of the resin inner panel in the vehicle width direction, and
the lower-side reinforcing member includes a downward bend and an upward bend between a rear side of the vehicle and the opening.

2. The resin back door according to claim 1 , wherein
the lower-side reinforcing member includes:
a strip-shaped body including the center portion and side portions in the vehicle width direction;
a first extending portion extending to a rear side of the vehicle from the center portion to an end portion for the resin outer panel in the lower side portion of the resin inner panel; and
second extending portions extending to the rear side of the vehicle from the side portions,
wherein a length of a second extending portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction is smaller than a length of the first extending portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

3. The resin back door according to claim 2 , wherein
an upper side portion of the resin inner panel has both of the side portions turnably attached to a vehicle upper structure via hinges, and
the resin back door includes:
a left reinforcing member made of substantially L-shaped metal fixed along the upper side portion and a left side portion of the resin inner panel, the left reinforcing member including an upper left shoulder portion opposed to the upper side portion and configured to secure one end of one of the hinges, and a left arm portion opposed to the left side portion;
a right reinforcing member made of substantially L-shaped metal fixed along the upper side portion and a right side portion of the resin inner panel, the right reinforcing member including an upper right shoulder portion opposed to the upper side portion and configured to secure one end of another one of the hinges, and a right arm portion opposed to the right side portion;
a left corner connecting member made of metal to connect the lower-side reinforcing member and a lower end of the left arm portion of the left reinforcing member; and
a right corner connecting member made of metal to connect the lower-side reinforcing member and a lower end of the right arm portion of the right reinforcing member.

4. The resin back door according to claim 1 , wherein the lower-side reinforcing member is fixed directly to the upward facing surface of a lower side portion of the resin inner panel.

5. The resin back door according to claim 1 , wherein the lower-side reinforcing member includes, in order, the downward bend, the upward bend, and a second downward bend between a rear side of the vehicle and the opening.

6. The resin back door according to claim 1 , wherein the lower-side reinforcing member includes a right opening and a left opening through the lower-side reinforcing member on opposed sides of the opening in the lower-side reinforcing member, and
the lower side portion of the resin inner panel includes two openings respectively aligned with the right opening and the left opening.

7. A resin back door for a hatchback vehicle comprising:
a resin inner panel;
a resin outer panel; and
a lower-side reinforcing member made of metal extending in a vehicle width direction and fixed to an upward facing surface of a lower side portion of the resin inner panel, wherein
the lower-side reinforcing member has a center portion in the vehicle width direction fixed to a vehicle lower structure by a door lock mechanism upon closing the resin back door,
the door lock mechanism extends into an opening in the lower-side reinforcing member and an opening in the upward facing surface,
the lower-side reinforcing member extends across a majority of the resin inner panel in the vehicle width direction,
the lower-side reinforcing member includes a right opening and a left opening through the lower-side reinforcing member on opposed sides of the opening in the lower-side reinforcing member, and
the lower side portion of the resin inner panel includes two openings respectively aligned with the right opening and the left opening.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Toyota Jidosha Kyushu Kk

Inventors

• Chiba Kenji
• Okubo Takayuki
• Nitta Kiyokazu
• Saito Futoshi

Classifications

• B60J5/107 Primary

  constructional details, e.g. about door frame, panels, materials used, reinforcements · CPC title

• B62D29/043

  Superstructures (B62D25/161 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D35/007

  Rear spoilers (B62D35/001 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02T10/82

  Elements for improving aerodynamics · CPC title

• B60J5/0433

  the elements being arranged at the lock area · CPC title