Door sash structure

US11390146B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11390146-B2
Application numberUS-201816646402-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 24, 2018
Priority dateNov 1, 2017
Publication dateJul 19, 2022
Grant dateJul 19, 2022

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Abstract

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A door sash structure according to an embodiment includes a sash, a mirror attachment member, and an outer reinforcement attachment member. The sash is configured to guide a front end edge of a door glass of a vehicle while the door glass moves upward or downward. The mirror attachment member is configured to allow a door mirror to be attached thereto, and is fixed to the sash. The outer reinforcement attachment member is configured to allow at least one of a door outer panel and an outer reinforcement extending along the door glass on a side adjacent to an outside of the vehicle of the door glass to be attached thereto, and is fixed to an outer surface of the mirror attachment member that faces the outside of the vehicle, and separated from the sash.

First claim

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The invention claimed is: 1. A door sash structure, comprising: a sash that is configured to guide a front end edge of a door glass of a vehicle for ascending and descending of the door glass; an inner reinforcement that extends along a front-rear direction of the vehicle at a more inner position of the vehicle than the door glass; and an attachment member that is fixed on a side of the sash adjacent to the inside of the vehicle, and includes a mirror attachment portion and an inner reinforcement attachment portion, the mirror attachment portion being configured to allow a door mirror to be attached thereto in front of the sash in the front-rear direction, and the inner reinforcement attachment portion extending from the mirror attachment portion and allowing the inner reinforcement to be fixed thereto in the rear of the sash in the front-rear direction, wherein the inner reinforcement is entirely located in the rear of the sash in the front-rear direction, and the mirror attachment portion is configured to be attached to a door inner panel in front of the sash in the front-rear direction, the door inner panel being located at a more inner position of the vehicle than the inner reinforcement. 2. The door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the inner reinforcement attachment portion is configured to be fixed to the door inner panel in the rear of the sash in the front-rear direction. 3. The door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the inner reinforcement attachment portion is located at a position shifted inward from the mirror attachment portion to the inside of the vehicle.

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Classifications

  • Outside rear view mirror support · CPC title

  • B60J5/0402Primary

    window frame details, including sash guides and glass runs · CPC title

  • Side-view mirrors, e.g. V-shaped mirrors located at the front or rear part of the vehicle (combined with rear-view mirrors B60R1/08; side-view periscopes B60R1/10) · CPC title

  • B60J5/0436Primary

    the elements being arranged at the mirror area · CPC title

  • Fixation or mounting means specific for door components (fasteners in general F16B21/00) · CPC title

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What does patent US11390146B2 cover?
A door sash structure according to an embodiment includes a sash, a mirror attachment member, and an outer reinforcement attachment member. The sash is configured to guide a front end edge of a door glass of a vehicle while the door glass moves upward or downward. The mirror attachment member is configured to allow a door mirror to be attached thereto, and is fixed to the sash. The outer reinfo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Aisin Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60J5/0402. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 19 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 5 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).