Vehicle door impact beam
US-2016347154-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Vehicle door assembly
US9555694B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9555694-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113296572-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
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A vehicle door may include a door outer panel defining an exterior surface of the vehicle door; a common door inner panel located inboard of the door outer panel and configured to mount door hardware, with the common door inner panel having a periphery; and a panel extension extending around essentially all of the periphery of the common door inner panel, the panel extension being attached to the periphery of the common door inner panel and attached to the door outer panel to secure the common door inner panel to the door outer panel.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle door comprising: a door outer panel defining an exterior surface of the vehicle door; a common door inner panel located inboard of the door outer panel and configured to mount door hardware, the common door inner panel having a periphery; and a panel extension extending around essentially all of the periphery of the common door inner panel, the panel extension being permanently attached directly to the periphery of the common door inner panel, forming an inner panel-extension joint, and the panel extension permanently attached directly to the door outer panel, forming an outer panel-extension joint, to secure the common door inner panel to the door outer panel via the panel extension. 2. The vehicle door of claim 1 wherein the outer panel-extension joint is a hemmed joint. 3. The vehicle door of claim 1 wherein the inner panel-extension joint includes fasteners securing the panel extension to the common door inner panel. 4. The vehicle door of claim 1 including at least one hinge that is directly mounted to the common door inner panel. 5. A vehicle door comprising: one of a first door outer panel and a second door outer panel defining an exterior surface of the vehicle door, the first door outer panel having a different shape than the second door outer panel; a common door inner panel located inboard of one of the first and second door outer panels and configured to mount door hardware, the common door inner panel having a periphery; and one of a first panel extension, configured to mate with the corresponding first door outer panel, and a second panel extension, configured to mate with the corresponding second door outer panel, the first panel extension having a different shape than the second panel extension, the one of the first panel extension and the second panel extension extending around essentially all of the periphery of the common door inner panel, the one of the first and second panel extensions being permanently attached directly to the periphery of the common door inner panel and permanently attached directly to the corresponding one of the first and second door outer panels to secure the common door inner panel to the corresponding door outer panel via the one of the first and second panel extensions.
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- What does patent US9555694B2 cover?
- A vehicle door may include a door outer panel defining an exterior surface of the vehicle door; a common door inner panel located inboard of the door outer panel and configured to mount door hardware, with the common door inner panel having a periphery; and a panel extension extending around essentially all of the periphery of the common door inner panel, the panel extension being attached to t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- O'Kane James C, Sachdev Anil K, Gm Global Tech Operations Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60J5/0412. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 31 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).