Door assembly for a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11279211-B2
Application number	US-202117163707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 1, 2021
Priority date	Feb 3, 2020
Publication date	Mar 22, 2022
Grant date	Mar 22, 2022

Abstract

A door assembly for a motor vehicle is provided having a door body and a door trim panel attached to the door body on the vehicle inside, with a first impact region and a second impact region formed integrally therewith, wherein at each of the impact regions, an intermediate space is formed between the door trim panel and the door body. In order to allow an optimized protection of an occupant's pelvic region from impact by a vehicle door in a side impact, it is provided that a nominal break line is formed between the first impact region and the second impact region, along which the first impact region or seat impact region can be separated from the second impact region by a force acting in the vehicle transverse direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A door assembly for a motor vehicle, the door assembly comprising:
a door body; and
a door trim panel attached to the door body on a vehicle interior side, the door trim panel having a first impact region and a second impact region formed integrally therewith, wherein at each of the first and second impact regions, an intermediate space is formed between the door trim panel and the door body, wherein a nominal break line is formed between the first impact region and the second impact region, along which the first impact region can be separated from the second impact region by a force acting in a vehicle transverse direction.

2. The door assembly according to claim 1 further comprising at least one support element extending in the vehicle transverse direction between an edge region of the second impact region formed adjacent to the nominal break line and the door body, wherein an extent of the support element in the vehicle transverse direction corresponds to at least 70% of an extent of the intermediate space.

3. The door assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one support element is formed as a rib and at least in portions follows a course of the nominal break line.

4. The door assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one support element is attached at least indirectly to the second impact region.

5. The door assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one support element is formed integrally with a contact element which bears superficially on the second impact region and is attached thereto.

6. The door assembly according to claim 2 , wherein at least one support element is spaced from the door body in the vehicle transverse direction, contacts the door body or is pretensioned against the door body.

7. The door assembly according to claim 1 further comprising at least one rib-like reinforcing element which extends towards the nominal break line and is formed on the first impact region on a B-side of the door trim panel facing the door body.

8. The door assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the nominal break line has a lower portion extending towards a rear in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upwardly extending rear portion.

9. The door assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the nominal break line is at least partially defined by at least a first groove which is formed on the B-side of the door trim panel.

10. The door assembly according to claim 9 , wherein on an A-side of the door trim panel facing a vehicle interior, at least a second groove is formed along the nominal break line, wherein the door trim panel has a rounded profile on both sides of the second groove.

11. A door assembly for a motor vehicle, the door assembly comprising:
a door body;
a door trim panel attached to the door body on a vehicle interior side, the door trim panel having a first impact region and a second impact region formed integrally therewith, wherein at each of the first and second impact regions, an intermediate space is formed between the door trim panel and the door body, wherein a nominal break line is formed between the first impact region and the second impact region, along which the first impact region can be separated from the second impact region by a force acting in a transverse direction; and
at least one support element extending in the transverse direction between an edge region of the second impact region formed adjacent to the nominal break line and the door body, wherein an extent of the support element in the vehicle transverse direction corresponds to at least 70% of an extent of the intermediate space.

12. The door assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one support element is formed as a rib and at least in portions follows a course of the nominal break line.

13. The door assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one support element is attached at least indirectly to the second impact region.

14. The door assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one support element is formed integrally with a contact element which bears superficially on the second impact region and is attached thereto.

15. The door assembly according to claim 11 , wherein at least one support element is spaced from the door body in the vehicle transverse direction, contacts the door body or is pretensioned against the door body.

16. The door assembly according to claim 11 further comprising at least one rib-like reinforcing element which extends towards the nominal break line and is formed on the first impact region on a B-side of the door trim panel facing the door body.

17. The door assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the nominal break line has a lower portion extending towards a rear in a longitudinal direction, and an upwardly extending rear portion.

18. The door assembly according to claim 17 , wherein the nominal break line is at least partially defined by at least a first groove which is formed on the B-side of the door trim panel.

19. The door assembly according to claim 18 , wherein on an A-side of the door trim panel facing a vehicle interior, at least a second groove is formed along the nominal break line, wherein the door trim panel has a rounded profile on both sides of the second groove.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Koehler Juergen
• Mueller-Wiedensee Kai Erik
• Curtis Chris
• Tokyuerek Emrah

Classifications

• B60J5/0413 Primary

  Inner panel, e.g. characterised by carrying components · CPC title

• B60R13/0243 Primary

  Doors · CPC title

• B60J5/0455 Primary

  integrated in door structure or other door elements, e.g. beam-like shapes stamped in inner door panel · CPC title

• B60J5/0456

  Behaviour during impact · CPC title

• B60R21/0428

  associated with the side doors or panels, e.g. displaced towards the occupants in case of a side collision · CPC title