US4917433A
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Motor vehicle door with a multi-shell door body
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1988-08-29
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Granted: 1990-04-17
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Expires: 2008-08-29
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a motor vehicle door with a multi-shell door body, into which a door pane running on guides can be lowered. An inner wall of the door body extends essentially with a closed surface over the height of the door body, while an outer wall of the door body is divided along a horizontal joining line and has a removable anti-ram trim as a lower wall portion. A transverse reinforcement which extends in the direction of the depth of the motor vehicle door is arranged in the region near the joining line, and starting from the upper wall portion of the outer wall. In order to achieve the best possible deformation behavior of the motor vehicle door in the event of collisions with the least possible use of material, provision is made that the transverse reinforcement is formed by a transverse wall with a pane shaft matched to the passage width of the pane guides, the transverse wall merging into an intermediate wall extending downwards relative to the door between the inner wall and the plane of the pane guides, and the transverse wall being connected to the bottom of the door body via the intermediate wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Johann Tomforde
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 08:13
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J5/00; B60J5/04; B60J5/042; B60J5/0455
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
Motor vehicle door with a multi-shell door body, into which a door pane running on pane guides can be lowered, comprising: an inner wall extending essentially with a closed surface over a height of the door body and connected to a bottom of the door body; an outer wall divided along a horizontal joining line into a upper wall portion and a lower wall portion, a removable anti-ram trim forming the lower wall portion of the outer wall; in a region near the joining line, a transverse reinforcement which starts from the upper wall portion of the outer wall and extends in a direction of a depth of the motor vehicle door, the transverse reinforcement having a pane shaft which is matched to a passage width of the pane guides for receiving the door pane, the transverse reinforcement being formed by a transverse wall; and an intermediate wall extending downwards relative to the door between the inner wall and a plane of the pane guides, the intermediate wall connecting the transverse wall to the bottom of the door body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
Motor vehicle door with a multi-shell door body, into which a door pane running on pane guides can be lowered, comprising: an inner wall extending essentially with a closed surface over a height of the door body and connected to a bottom of the door body; an outer wall divided along a horizontal joining line into a upper wall portion and a lower wall portion, a removable anti-ram trim forming the lower wall portion of the outer wall; in a region near the joining line, a transverse reinforcement which starts from the upper wall portion of the outer wall and extends in a direction of a depth of the motor vehicle door, the transverse reinforcement having a pane shaft which is matched to a passage width of the pane guides for receiving the door pane, the transverse reinforcement being formed by a transverse wall; and an intermediate wall extending downwards relative to the door between the inner wall and a plane of the pane guides, the intermediate wall connecting the transverse wall to the bottom of the door body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the upper wall portion, the transverse wall and the intermediate wall are a one piece unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the door body has a hook-shaped profile and, when the motor vehicle door is closed, engages around a raised protruding retention profile of a door sill.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 3, wherein a portion of the hook-shaped profile of the bottom is formed by a lower edge portion of the intermediate wall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing section stiffening the door in the transverse direction of the door is arranged in an installation space limited by the transverse wall, the intermediate wall and the anti-ram trim and located in the door body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 5, wherein the reinforcing section spans a length of the door body and is supported on the intermediate wall at its ends only.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 6, wherein the reinforcing section extends near the anti-ram trim and in the end regions is bent in the direction of the depth of the door body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
Motor vehicle body according to claim 5, wherein the reinforcing section extends essentially horizontally through the installation space and is fastened to the intermediate wall level with a lower hinge position of the door body corresponding to the height of a door lock position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 5, wherein the reinforcing section is a tubular bar bent in a U-shaped manner.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 5, wherein the reinforcing section is connectable to the pane guides.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 10, wherein the pre-assemblable constructional unit additionally includes a pane lifting mechanism.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein a lower half of the inner wall is covered at least in places by an attached spacer trim.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 3, wherein the upper wall portion, the transverse wall and the intermediate wall are designed as a one piece unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 5, wherein the upper wall portion, the transverse wall and the intermediate wall are a one piece unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 7, wherein the reinforcing section extends essentially horizontally through the installation space and is fastened to the intermediate wall level with a lower hinge position of the door body corresponding to the height of a door lock position.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 15, wherein the upper wall portion, the transverse wall and the intermediate wall are a one piece unit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 16, wherein the reinforcing section is connectable to the pane guides.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
Motor vehicle door according to claim 16, wherein a lower half of the inner wall is covered at least in places by an attached dimensionally rigid spacer trim.
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