Reinforced vehicle door assembly

Details Reinforced vehicle door assembly Reinforced vehicle door assembly

1997-12-22

2000-10-24

Dayoan, D. Glenn

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Door or window with specified vehicle feature

B60J 504

Patent

active

061355372

ABSTRACT:
A reinforced vehicle door assembly more efficiently manages side impact energy by transferring the impact energy through door hinge assemblies to the vehicle frame. The door frame assembly preferably includes first and second reinforcement members or intrusion beams which are attached directly to hinge assemblies. The hinge assemblies have a first hinge member adapted for fixed attachment to the vehicle frame. A second hinge member is pivotally attached to the first hinge member and fixedly attached to a tapping plate. The tapping plate is in turn fixedly attached to the frame of the door. One end of both of the reinforcement members is fixedly attached to an associated one of the mounting plates.

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