Vehicle door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9649915-B2
Application number	US-201414916453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 21, 2014
Priority date	Sep 3, 2013
Publication date	May 16, 2017
Grant date	May 16, 2017

Abstract

A vehicle door is provided with: a main sash that is disposed above a door main body and that encircles a window opening; and an auxiliary sash of which the upper end abuts the main sash. The auxiliary sash is provided with: a second vehicle interior wall abutting a first vehicle interior wall of the main sash; a second vehicle exterior wall abutting a first vehicle exterior wall; and a second bottom wall coupling the second vehicle interior wall and the second vehicle exterior wall. A notch that is notched alongside the first vehicle exterior wall is formed solely at the second vehicle exterior wall. The bottom end of the notch is disposed below the tip side of the second bottom wall and the top side of the second vehicle interior wall formed contiguously.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle door comprising:
a main sash disposed above a door body and surrounding a window opening, and
an auxiliary sash with an upper end abutting the main sash,
wherein:
the main sash is provided with a U-shaped cross-section part opening in a substantially U-shaped configuration toward the window opening,
the U-shaped cross-section part comprises a first vehicle interior wall on a vehicle interior side, a first vehicle exterior wall on a vehicle exterior side, and a first bottom wall that connects the first vehicle interior wall and the first vehicle exterior wall,
the auxiliary sash comprises a second vehicle interior wall abutting the first vehicle interior wall, a second vehicle exterior wall abutting the first vehicle exterior wall, and a second bottom wall that connects the second vehicle interior wall and the second vehicle exterior wall,
a notch is cut out and defined solely in an upper end portion of the second vehicle exterior wall or in the upper end portion of the second vehicle exterior wall and an exterior side part of an upper end portion of the second bottom wall such that the notch extends through the second vehicle exterior wall and along the first vehicle exterior wall, the notch not being defined in the second vehicle interior wall,
a top side of the second vehicle interior wall is provided contiguously to a top side of the second bottom wall, and
a lower end of the notch is positioned below the top side of the second vehicle interior wall and the top side of the second bottom wall.

2. The vehicle door of claim 1 , wherein a second notch is cut out and defined in an end portion of the first vehicle interior wall such that the second notch extends along the second vehicle interior wall.

3. A vehicle door comprising:
a main sash disposed above a door body and surrounding a window opening, and
an auxiliary sash with an upper end abutting the main sash,
wherein:
the main sash is provided with a U-shaped cross-section part opening in a substantially U-shaped configuration toward the window opening,
the U-shaped cross-section part comprises a first vehicle interior wall on a vehicle interior side, a first vehicle exterior wall on a vehicle exterior side, and a first bottom wall that connects the first vehicle interior wall and the first vehicle exterior wall,
the auxiliary sash comprises a second vehicle interior wall abutting the first vehicle interior wall, a second vehicle exterior wall abutting the first vehicle exterior wall, and a second bottom wall that connects the second vehicle interior wall and the second vehicle exterior wall,
a notch is cut out and defined in an upper end portion of the second vehicle exterior wall such that the notch extends along the first vehicle exterior wall, the notch not being defined in the second vehicle interior wall,
a top side of the second vehicle interior wall is provided contiguously to a top side of the second bottom wall, and
a lower end of the notch is positioned below the top side of the second vehicle interior wall and the top side of the second bottom wall,
a second notch is cut out and defined in an end portion of the first vehicle interior wall such that the second notch extends along the second vehicle interior wall, and
a reinforcement member is mounted to a surface of the first vehicle interior wall on the vehicle interior side, a cover section extending toward the second vehicle interior wall is provided to the reinforcement member, and a contact section between the first vehicle interior wall and the second vehicle interior wall is covered by the cover section.

4. The vehicle door of claim 3 , wherein the cover section is offset toward the vehicle interior with respect to a connecting section in which the reinforcement member is connected to the first vehicle interior wall.

5. The vehicle door of claim 4 , wherein a mounting section for mounting the auxiliary sash to the door body is provided to the second vehicle interior wall.

6. The vehicle door of claim 4 , wherein a run channel capable of supporting a window panel is mounted on the U-shaped cross-section part, the run channel is provided with a vehicle interior lip bent back to the first vehicle interior wall on the vehicle interior side, and the lower end of the vehicle interior lip aligns with the contact section.

7. The vehicle door of claim 6 , wherein a mounting section for mounting the auxiliary sash to the door body is provided to the second vehicle interior wall.

8. The vehicle door of claim 6 , wherein a corner garnish for covering the contact section from the vehicle interior side is provided to the surface of the cover section on the vehicle interior side, and the lower end of the vehicle interior lip aligns with the upper end of the corner garnish.

9. The vehicle door of claim 8 , wherein a mounting section for mounting the auxiliary sash to the door body is provided to the second vehicle interior wall.

10. The vehicle door of claim 3 , wherein a mounting section for mounting the auxiliary sash to the door body is provided to the second vehicle interior wall.

11. The vehicle door of claim 10 , wherein the second vehicle interior wall is offset toward the vehicle exterior side relative to the first vehicle interior wall, and the mounting section is mounted to the reinforcement member by a fastening member.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Inai Yohei
• Kobayashi Osamu

Classifications

• B60J5/0419 Primary

  Windows in lower door structures · CPC title

• E06B3/4407

  Single-hung, i.e. having a single vertical sliding panel · CPC title

• B60J5/0412

  Lower door structure · CPC title

• B60J1/17 Primary

  vertically · CPC title