US4702040A
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Door for a motor vehicle
Assignee: HT Troplast AG
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Filing: 1986-06-12
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Granted: 1987-10-27
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Expires: 2006-06-12
Abstract
Abstract A motor vehicle door including a supportive and dimensionally stable skeleton which, together with an inner shell, constitutes a one-piece door body, to which an outer shell is attached as a separate element. The inner shell and the outer shell are fashioned from a synthetic resin and the supportive skeleton connects hinge members with the door lock of the door. The inner skin is provided with at least one of troughs or depressions and mounting bores or apertures.
Inventors
- 👤 Edmund Hellriegel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:22
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J5/00; B60J5/04; B60J5/042; B60J5/0422; B60J5/0423; B60J5/0431; B60J5/0412; B60J5/0433; B60J5/0438; B60J5/0443; B60J5/0448; B60J5/0463; B60J5/048; B60J5/0481
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A door for a motor vehicle comprising an outer skin means an inner skin means, said outer skin means and said inner skin means being fashioned as synthetic resin shells, said inner skin means being formed as an integral component of a body of the door which includes a supportive skeleton means comprising a plurality of rod-shaped strut means, said supportive skeleton means including a closed frame of a contour which corresponds to that of the door, and wherein said rod-shaped strut means is entirely coated by molding of the synthetic resin of said inner skin means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A door for a motor vehicle comprising an outer skin means an inner skin means, said outer skin means and said inner skin means being fashioned as synthetic resin shells, said inner skin means being formed as an integral component of a body of the door which includes a supportive skeleton means comprising a plurality of rod-shaped strut means, said supportive skeleton means including a closed frame of a contour which corresponds to that of the door, and wherein said rod-shaped strut means is entirely coated by molding of the synthetic resin of said inner skin means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A door according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of hinge means attached at one end of the supportive skeleton means, and a door lock means attached to an opposite end of the supportive skeleton means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A door according to claim 2, wherein the outer skin means terminates at a lower boundary line of a window of the door, and said skeleton means is integral with the inner skin means and fashioned to extend entirely around the window of the door.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
A door according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of said rod-shaped strut means includes at least one substantially horizontal strut means extending substantially over an entire length of the door, and said inner skin means recedes at least one of above and below the substantially horizontal strut means for forming at least one of an armrest, a door pouch, or openings for enabling a formation of mounting bores.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A door according to claim 4, further comprising mounting face means for contacting the outer skin means provided on bead means formed on the inner skin means, said bead means encompassing at least portions of the strut means of the supportive skeleton means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A door according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the inner skin means and the outer skin means includes sealing lip means integrally molded along a circumference of the door.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A door according to claim 6, wherein the window includes a fixed window pane joined to the inner skin means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A door according to claim 7, wherein the outer skin means includes an outwardly projecting impact projection molding means formed integrally therewith.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A door according to claim 8, wherein the rod-shaped strut means of the supportive skeleton means are formed of metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
A door according to claim 2, wherein the closed frame means extends all around an edge of the door, said plurality of strut means includes at least two central longitudinal strut means respectively extending from one of the hinge means to the door lock means joined together by reinforcing strut means, and wherein a further longitudinal strut means forms a lower boundary of a window of the door of the motor vehicle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein the outer skin means terminates at a lower boundary line of a window of the door, and said supportive skeleton means is integral with the inner skin means and fashioned to extend entirely around the window of the door.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A door according to claim 11, further comprising mounting face means for contacting the outer skin means provided on bead means formed on the inner skin means, said bead means encompassing at least portions of the strut means of the supportive skeleton means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A door according to claim 12, wherein at least one of the inner skin means and the outer skin means includes sealing lip means integrally molded along a circumference of the door.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
A door according to claim 13, wherein the window includes a fixed window pane joined to the inner skin means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A door according to claim 14, wherein the outer skin means includes an outwardly projecting impact projection molding means formed integrally therewith.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A door according to claim 15, wherein the rod-shaped strut means of the supportive skeleton means are formed of metal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
69 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of said rod-shaped strut means includes at least one substantially horizontal strut means extending substantially over an entire length of the door, and said inner skin means recedes at least one of above and below the substantially horizontal strut means for forming at least one of an armrest, a door pouch, or openings for enabling a formation of mounting bores.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
A door according to claim 1, further comprising mounting face means for contacting the outer skin means provided on bead means formed on the inner skin means, said bead means encompassing at least portions of the strut means of the supportive skeleton means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of strut means of the supportive skeleton means extend along an entire circumference of the door.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the inner skin means and the outer skin means includes sealing lip means integrally molded along a circumference of the door.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein a window of the door includes a fixed window pane joined to the inner skin means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein the outer skin means includes an outwardly projecting impact projection molding means formed integrally therewith.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein the rod-shaped strut means of the supportive skeleton means are formed of metal.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
81 words
A door according to claim 1, wherein the a closed frame extends all around an edge of the door, and wherein the plurality of strut means includes at least two central longitudinal strut means respectively extending from one of a plurality of hinge means to a door lock means, said at least two central longitudinal strut means being joined together by reinforcing strut means, and wherein a further longitudinal strut means forms a lower boundary of a window of the door.
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