Abstract: A vehicle door structure having an inner door panel and a reinforcing structure. The inner door panel has a main upright portion, a front wall portion, a rear wall portion and a lower wall portion extending horizontally along a lower area of the main upright portion from a lower end of the front wall portion to a lower end of the rear wall portion. The reinforcing structure extends between the front wall portion and the rear wall portion. The reinforcing structure includes a first bracket fixed to at least one of the front wall portion and the main upright portion of the inner door panel and a reinforcing bar having a first end section rigidly fixed to the first bracket. The first end section of the reinforcing bar has a contoured end surface that is spaced apart from adjacent surfaces of the first bracket.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a mounting bracket and a handle. The mounting bracket is configured and dimensioned to be mounted within a vehicle door. The handle is pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket to pivot about a pivot axis between a latching position and a latch release position. The handle is basically an elongated member that includes a pivot portion, a grip portion and a counterbalancing portion. The grip portion extends perpendicularly relative to the pivot axis from a first side of the pivot portion. The counterbalancing portion extends perpendicularly relative to the pivot axis from a second side of the pivot portion. The grip portion and the counterbalancing portion are configured and dimensioned such that a center of gravity of the handle is located proximate the pivot axis.

Abstract: A vehicle door handle assembly includes a mounting bracket and a handle. The mounting bracket is configured and dimensioned to be mounted within a vehicle door. The handle is pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket to pivot about a pivot axis between a latching position and a latch release position. The handle is basically an elongated member that includes a pivot portion, a grip portion and a counterbalancing portion. The grip portion extends perpendicularly relative to the pivot axis from a first side of the pivot portion. The counterbalancing portion extends perpendicularly relative to the pivot axis from a second side of the pivot portion. The grip portion and the counterbalancing portion are configured and dimensioned such that a center of gravity of the handle is located proximate the pivot axis.