Abstract: A vehicle door frame includes an upper frame having a first end face at a longitudinal end, and a lower external face; and a lower member of a plate form bonded to the upper frame. The lower member includes a second end face facing the first end face, a projection projecting from the second end face in a longitudinal direction below the upper frame, and a third end face located at an upper end of the projection, extending in the longitudinal direction, and facing a lower side of the external face of the upper frame.

Abstract: A gap formed in a front portion of a door is easily and reliably filled so that occurrence of noise is reduced. A frame front side portion retaining a glass run front side portion being inserted is provided in a front portion of a window frame. A front side of an outer panel is provided with a mirror base to which a mirror base cover is attached. A rear edge of the mirror base is provided with a rear plate portion extending to a cabin inner side. A gap is formed between the frame front side portion and the rear plate portion. An outer sealing plate portion overlapping with a cabin outer side of the mirror base is provided with a gap filling portion extending downward.

Abstract: A module assembly for a vehicle, including a shell construction, defining a window opening, and a module component fixed to the shell construction and forming a part of the sill flange extending along a longitudinal extension direction for attaching a seal in a sill region of the window opening, wherein at least one flange section of the shell construction extending along the longitudinal extension direction and/or at least one flange section of the module component extending along the longitudinal extension direction is provided for forming the sill flange. The flange section of the shell construction and/or the flange section of the module component has at least one contact region protruding transverse to the longitudinal extension direction.

Abstract: A belt molding which is capable of easily and stably suppressing the generation of abnormal noise when coming into sliding contact with a window pane. Each of belt moldings is configured to be mounted along a lower edge of a window opening of a vehicle door and come into sliding contact with the window pane which is raised and lowered in the window opening. Each of the belt moldings includes body portions configured to be mounted to door panels of the vehicle door and sealing portions configured to be in elastic contact with the window pane. The sealing portions includes contact portions at the portions configured to be in contact with the window pane, respectively. The contact portions have fiber layers formed by attaching numerous fibers, respectively. Attached density of fibers in the fiber layers is 100 to 600 fibers/mm2.

Abstract: A vehicle window system includes a vehicle door that has a window region. The system includes a fixed window having an exterior surface and an interior surface, a division bar, and a movable window. The fixed window is arranged in a first portion of the window region, and the division bar is arranged along a first region of the interior surface. The movable window is arranged in a second portion of the window region and is configured to close against the division bar. The division bar is not directly visible from outside of the vehicle door when viewed at an elevation of the fixed window. To illustrate, the movable window can be configured to move vertically within the first portion of the window region and the fixed window arranged at the top of the window region and the division bar is arranged substantially horizontally along the interior surface.

Abstract: A power closure latch assembly with a manually actuatable release link, vehicle door therewith and method of allowing a power actuatable closure latch assembly to be converted for selective manual actuation is provided. The release link is configured to operably communicate an actuator lever with a release lever for conjoint movement therebetween, to provide power-assisted movement of a pawl between ratchet releasing and ratchet holding positions, when the release link is in a “normal” first operating position. The release link is further configured to allow the release lever to move independently from the actuator lever when the release link is in a manually deployed “override/reset” second position to provide spring-biased movement of the pawl from the ratchet releasing position back to the ratchet holding position.

Abstract: A side door assembly is provided for an automotive vehicle body having a side opening. The side door assembly includes an upper door half incorporating a unique outer panel coupled to or integrally formed with a structural portion. Soft goods are operably coupled to the structural portion of the upper door half. The side door assembly includes a one-piece casting for hinged connection to the vehicle body. The casting forms a frame. At least one panel insert is selectively connected from the interior of the vehicle outward by a plurality of rotary attachment features to the frame. The frame includes a plurality of reinforcement features to add structure and rigidity, while reducing weight, to the side door assembly.

Abstract: It is provided a drive device for an adjustment installation for adjusting a vehicle part, in particular a power window actuator, comprising a carrier element, a cable drum, a cable exit housing which is disposed on a first side of the carrier element and which has a first bearing element for mounting the cable drum so as to be rotatable about a first rotation axis, a drive wheel that is drivable by a motor unit, and a drive housing which is disposed on a second side, facing away from the first side, of the carrier element and which has a second bearing element for mounting the drive wheel so as to be rotatable about a second rotation axis. The cable exit housing and the drive housing are fastened to one another by way of a fastening element which acts between the first bearing element and the second bearing element.

Abstract: Unidirectional transparent projectile penetration resistant panels and bidirectional opaque projectile penetration resistant assemblies and systems and methods of forming and mounting the same relative to underlying support structures.

Abstract: A vehicle door includes a first interlock coupled to an inner frame panel. A second interlock coupled to an inner trim panel. The first and second interlocks are separated to define a ready state. During an impact condition, the first and second interlocks selectively engage one another to define an impact state that resists deflection of the inner trim panel away from the inner frame panel.

Abstract: A front door includes: a door body; a door sash configuring a window frame; a window disposed in the window frame; and a pillar having an upper end connected to a front end of an upper sash of the door sash, the upper sash supporting an upper edge of the window, the pillar having a lower portion fixed to the door body. The pillar includes a frame portion extending downward from a connection position between the upper sash and the pillar. A window supporting portion is coupled to the frame portion above the door body so as to extend frontward from the frame portion. The window supporting portion is located more frontward than the frame portion as the window supporting portion is located more downward. A front end of the window is supported by the window supporting portion at a position more frontward than the frame portion.

Abstract: A system for reducing strain on a vehicle door comprises the vehicle door. The vehicle door comprises an inner panel and a division bar comprising a first portion and a second portion. The system further comprises a relief bracket configured to reduce strain on the inner panel when the vehicle door is closed. The relief bracket comprises a first portion coupled to the second portion of the division bar, a second portion coupled to the inner panel, and a relief portion extending between the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: A vehicle door includes an inner panel including an upper portion defining a window aperture, and a lower portion positioned opposite the upper portion in a vertical direction, and a support assembly coupled to the inner panel, the support assembly including a first torsion member extending along the upper portion of the inner panel in a lateral direction that is transverse to the vertical direction, the first torsion member defining holes extending through the first torsion member, a second torsion member extending along the upper portion of the inner panel toward the first torsion member, the second torsion member defining holes that are aligned with the holes of the first torsion member, and at least one fastener positioned in corresponding aligned holes of the first torsion member and the second torsion member, the at least one fastener coupling the first torsion member to the second torsion member.

Abstract: A method for operating a door module of a motor vehicle, having a door which is driven by means of a motorized door adjuster, and having a windowpane which is driven by means of a motorized window lift. A first request for adjusting the windowpane is detected, and the window pane is adjusted depending on the first request. A second request for adjusting the door is detected, and the door is adjusted depending on the second request. The adjustment of the windowpane is ended at least temporarily while the door is adjusted. A door module of a motor vehicle is also provided.

Abstract: An opening/closing drive device drives an upwardly and downwardly movable opening/closing member. The opening/closing drive device includes a motor, a position detection sensor configured to detect a position of the opening/closing member, and a controller. The controller is configured to drive the motor in order to upwardly move the opening/closing member when determining in a state in which the motor is not driven that the opening/closing member has moved downward to a position corresponding to a predetermined threshold or lower based on a signal from the position detection sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a trim part for a motor vehicle, having a support part (18) made from a thermoplastic material and having a cover part (12) which has a visible surface (14) and is connected at least sectionally to a fastening element (25) opposite the visible surface (14), wherein the cover part (12) is formed from a glass.

Abstract: A vehicle door includes a first interlock coupled to an inner frame panel. A second interlock coupled to an inner trim panel. The first and second interlocks are separated to define a ready state. During an impact condition, the first and second interlocks selectively engage one another to define an impact state that resists deflection of the inner trim panel away from the inner frame panel.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a door sash formed from a single plate material includes: a roll-forming step of providing a gap portion between the plate materials forming a stepped section and roll-forming a periphery of an end portion of a plate material extending from a tubular section, so as to come into contact along the plate material forming the stepped section; a press working step of pressing the end portion of the plate material to a position where the end portion does not protrude further toward the side on which a weather strip is fitted than a surface of an overlapping section and a surface of the tubular section on the side on which the weather strip is fitted, while crushing the gap portion; and a welding step of continuously laser-welding the overlapping section along a longitudinal direction of the door sash.

Abstract: A window assembly includes a first polarizing windowpane, and a second polarizing windowpane. The first and second polarizing windowpanes are each independently moveable between a first position that blocks an opening to an interior of a vehicle, and a second position that does not block the opening. A window operating method includes moving first and second polarizing windowpanes of a window assembly from respective first positions that block an opening to an interior of a vehicle to respective second positions that do not block the opening.

Abstract: A vehicle door includes a door outer skin that delimits a window opening at the bottom, a pillar that delimits the window opening at the side, and a channel strip. A top edge of the door outer skin and a hook protruding from pillar are inserted in a groove in the channel strip.

Abstract: A door structure for a vehicle that includes a door outer panel; a door inner panel including a first join-receiving portion protruding to the vehicle upper side relative to a vehicle upper side end of the door outer panel, and a second join-receiving portion protruding to the vehicle upper side relative to the vehicle upper side end of the door outer panel and being disposed to be spaced apart from the first join-receiving portion in a vehicle horizontal direction along the vehicle upper side end of the door outer panel; and a frame portion formed using a material with a different thermal expansion coefficient from the door inner panel, the frame portion including a first joining portion joined to the first join-receiving portion by a rivet and a second joining portion joined to the second join-receiving portion by a rivet.

Abstract: A vehicle door standing pillar sash includes a first member and a second member combined together, the first member comprising a glass run holding portion that has a recessed shape opened toward a window opening side, the second member comprising a bag-shaped portion that protrudes toward a vehicle inner side with respect to the glass run holding portion; a pair of opposed portions formed at a bottom part of the glass run holding portion, the pair of opposed portions including the first member and the second member, the first member and the second member being opposed to each other; and a protruding portion provided on one of the pair of opposed portions, the protruding portion protruding toward the other of the pair of opposed portions, the protruding portion laminated and bonded to the other of the pair of opposed portions by welding.

Abstract: The locking apparatus for sliding door is provided, the locking apparatus comprising a glass safety stopper and a hold-open lock striker sequentially provided in a vehicle body in an opening direction of the sliding door as it moves from a closed position to an open position. The apparatus further includes a roller bracket provided at the sliding door and a locking lever rotatably provided at the roller bracket. The locking lever has a locking protrusion configured to be locked to the glass safety stopper to limit movement of the sliding door in the opening direction and an engagement recess configured to be engaged with the hold-open lock striker to limit movement of the sliding door in the opening direction and a closing direction. A first elastic member is configured to bias the locking lever.

Abstract: An encapsulated glass assembly includes a glass panel and a plastic frame coupled to the glass panel and an encapsulant for securing the frame to the panel. The frame includes at least three sides, wherein at least two and less than all of the at least three sides of the frame have a C-shaped channel extending within an outer frame surface and wherein another one side of the at least three sides does not have a C-shaped channel. The panel is introduced onto the inner surface of the lower wall portion of the another one side and then slid within each one of the C-shaped channels on the at least two sides. An encapsulant is bonded onto the panel and frame to secure the frame to the panel. The encapsulant has a Shore hardness less than the Shore hardness of the frame.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a frame structure portion configured to define an opening; the frame structure portion including a first panel having a first joint portion, a second panel having a second joint portion, and a first adhesive portion that adheres to the first joint portion and the second joint portion; a windowpane that is provided on a vehicle outside of the opening and that covers the opening; and a second adhesive portion that adheres to the first panel, the second panel, and the windowpane, wherein at least one of the first panel and the second panel is made of resin, the second adhesive portion is arranged closing off or covering an open end of a gap in a joint between the first panel and the second panel, and the first adhesive portion is arranged within the gap.

Abstract: A vehicle press door structure includes: a door frame in which an open portion having a recess-shaped cross-section that is open to an inner peripheral side is formed by a door outer panel, and a door inner panel arranged on a vehicle width direction inside of the door outer panel; a door glass run that has lip portions that respectively extend toward a center side from both side portions of a door glass run main body having a recess-shaped cross-section and slidingly contact a door glass, the door glass run being fit into the open portion with a base portion between both of the side portions of the door glass nm main body opposing an inside wall of the door inner panel; and a seal portion that protrudes from the base portion and contacts the inside wall, and extends in a length direction of the door glass run main body.

Abstract: A vehicular resin back door structure includes an inner panel that is made of resin and defines a frame of a resin back door configured to be supported by a vehicle body, and that is formed with an opening through which a vehicle driver can view rearwardly at an upper portion of the inner panel; an outer panel that is made of resin and disposed at a periphery of the opening, and that is joined to the inner panel by a first adhesive to form, together with the inner panel, a frame section including an internal chamber; a glass sheet that is joined to the inner panel by a second adhesive; and a contact wall portion that forms part of a portion of the inner panel, and that directly or indirectly contacts the vehicle body in a closed state of the vehicular resin back door.

Abstract: An impact energy absorber with an excellent impact absorbing performance is obtained by varying rib thickness. The impact energy absorber made of resin and having a single-wall solid plate-like shape includes a planar portion and a projection body. The body includes a pair of side walls that rise from the planar portion and face each other, and a top wall joining the top portions of the walls. When Sa is the sectional area of the body, the area being obtained by cutting the body on the side wall at a vicinity to the top wall in a direction parallel to the top wall, and Sb is the sectional area of the body, the area being obtained by cutting the body on the side wall at a vicinity to the planar portion in a direction parallel to the top wall, 0.35?Sb/Sa?0.75 is satisfied.

Abstract: A door trim assembly includes a weather strip and a door trim. The door trim includes a holder plate portion arranged opposite the weather strip, an upper holder portion and a lower holder portion projecting from the holder plate portion toward the weather strip, and a support portion. The lower holder portion has a lower holder basal portion continuing from the holder plate portion, and has a gap distance from the upper holder portion. The lower holder portion and the upper holder portion hold a stopper portion of the weather strip therebetween. The support portion is provided near a portion of the holder plate portion where the lower holder basal portion of the lower holder portion continues, and is elastically deformable so that the lower holder portion is moved downwardly to increase the gap distance according to insertion of the stopper portion into a space formed by the gap distance.

Abstract: A trim panel is attached to a vehicle surface by a plurality of first attachment clips and a second attachment clip. The plurality of first attachment clips are fixedly attached to the trim panel at spaced apart locations along a first section of the trim panel. Each of the first attachment clips prevents movement of the first section of the trim panel in a direction normal to the vehicle surface. The second attachment clip is fixedly attached to a second section of the trim panel such that the second attachment clip further attaches to the vehicle surface preventing movement of the second section in a direction normal to the vehicle surface and prevents deflection of the second section relative to the first section.

Abstract: A retainer for limited space attachment of a vehicle part with a class A surface to a vehicle. The retainer has an attachment base operable for being connected to a rib of the vehicle part. A securing portion including an aperture for receiving a fastener is provided in the retainer. The retainer includes at least one sidewall connected between the attachment base and the securing portion. The sidewall spaces the securing portion from the attachment base to allow for insertion of the fastener and provide predetermined torque tension characteristics.

Abstract: A door belt molding for a vehicle installed in a door panel of a vehicle kept close to a door glass may include a weather strip having a fixing groove and a locker formed in upper and lower portions of an external side to be mounted in a hem of the door panel and a plurality of contact lips disposed on an internal side to contact the door glass. The door belt molding may further include a mold having supporters formed at upper and lower ends to be installed in the door panel to surround the weather strip and a mold clip installed in the hem of the door panel through a cut portion of the weather strip to fix the mold to the door panel.

Abstract: A motor vehicle having a side door is disclosed having lower and upper parts. The upper part comprises a window surround for fixed and drop-down windows. The fixed window has a much larger barrel radius of curvature than the drop-down window and the inclusion of the fixed window reduces the chord length of the drop-down window between a beltline of the motor vehicle and a lower edge of the fixed window. This combination allows the use of more tumblehome on the motor vehicle without needing to increase the thickness of the lower part of the side door in order to accommodate the drop-down window when it is lowered.

Abstract: A motor vehicle has an openable door and a frameless door glass system comprising a moveable glass operable in two stages of engagement with a seal. The first stage provides a vertical gap between the glass and the seal prior to the door being opened and the second stage increases the level of engagement between the glass and seal relative the first stage upon detection of a predetermined event, such as a predetermined vehicle speed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a door frame for a vehicle that may be coupled with a bright molding provided for improving aesthetic features of the vehicle. The door frame may include an outer frame at which the bright molding is mounted and an inner frame. The outer frame may be disposed to an external side of the vehicle and have a shape in accord with a shape of the bright molding. The inner frame may be disposed at an internal side of the vehicle with respect to the outer frame and have a shape in accord with the shape of the outer frame. The shapes of the bright molding and the outer frame may be formed such that the bright molding is directly mounted to the outer frame without aid from any additional coupling member.

Abstract: A door frame for a vehicle for ensuring aesthetic features of the vehicle, reducing the production cost, and minimizing the entire weight may be coupled with a bright molding providing for improving aesthetic features of a vehicle and a door glass run guiding open/close of a door glass. The door frame may include: one outer frame at which the bright molding is mounted; and one inner frame disposed at an internal side compared with the outer frame, coupled with the outer frame. The door glass run may be interposed and coupled between a glass run supporting portion formed at the bright molding and a glass run contact portion formed at the outer frame, and the bright molding may be directly mounted to the outer frame without an additional member.

Abstract: A door frame for a vehicle may include an outer frame disposed at an external side of the vehicle, and an inner frame disposed at an internal side of the vehicle compared with the outer frame and having a shape in accord with a shape of the outer frame. The outer frame and a bright molding provided for improving aesthetic features of the vehicle may be configured such that the bright molding is able to be directly mounted to the outer frame.

Abstract: A vehicle door structure that can improve an effect of insulating sounds that penetrate from a vehicle exterior into a vehicle cabin. A front side door to which a vehicle door structure is applied has, at a door main body that supports a door glass such that the door glass can be raised and lowered, a weatherstrip having a wall in which an opening is formed at a position facing the door glass, and a sealing lip that is disposed so as to project-out from the wall and slidingly contact the door glass. Further, a wall body that, together with the wall, forms a closed space that communicates with the opening is provided at a side of the wall opposite the door glass.

Abstract: A vehicle having a body structure defining a window opening, the window opening at least partially framed by a window sash defining a sash channel in communication with the window opening; a laminated window panel movable within the window opening along a plane of the window opening; and a retaining structure located between the window sash and the window panel and configured to retentively engage the window panel in the presence of a transverse force on the window panel even if the window panel has become slack.

Abstract: An electronics and/or gearing housing, in particular for a worm wheel of a window lifting drive, of a motor vehicle is provided. The electronics and/or gearing housing has a housing body, within which an electronic assembly is arranged, and a cover, which is joined to the housing body via ultrasonic welding.

Abstract: A one-piece retainer assembly comprises a first retainer portion that operatively couples to a second retainer portion. The first retainer portion includes an outer show portion that extends from a first base portion, a retaining flange that protrudes from an inner surface of the show portion, and a first mechanical securing member provided in the first base portion. The second retainer portion includes a leg portion that extends from a second base portion, a retaining flange that protrudes form an inner surface of the leg portion, and a second mechanical securing member provided in the second base portion. An interior weatherstrip-receiving cavity is formed when the first retainer portion mechanically engages the second retainer portion. In the preferred embodiments, the male mechanical securing member includes a locking tab and the female mechanical securing member includes a locking recess.

Abstract: A door frame structure of a vehicle door which includes an upright pillar sash and an upper sash, wherein joining end surfaces of the upright pillar sash and the upper sash are welded together along a periphery thereof, at least one of the upright pillar sash and the upper sash includes a frame body portion and a cantilever protrusion, the joining end surface of the one of the upright pillar sash and the upper sash partly including the frame body portion and the cantilever protrusion. The upright pillar sash and the upper sash are welded to each other along the frame body portion and a base portion of the cantilever protrusion which is connected to the frame body portion. A leading end portion of the cantilever protrusion which is positioned on the leading end side is not welded.

Abstract: A structure of an exterior door strip includes a mounting portion mounted to an outer side of a outer door panel positioned, and a SUS trim coupled to an outer side of the mounting portion, and including: a first mounting portion formed in a longitudinal direction and having an end piece; a bridge connected to an other end of the first mounting portion; and a second mounting portion connected to the other end of the bridge and having a screw hole, in which the first mounting portion, the bridge, and the second mounting portion are integrally formed, and torque caused by screw engagement of the second mounting portion is not transmitted to the first mounting portion, thereby resolving a problem regarding quality in external appearance of the vehicle, preventing corrosion caused by rain water, and reducing production costs of the vehicle.

Abstract: A sash mounting structure includes positioners which are respectively provided at the lower end of an insertion support portion and the upper end of a lower sash that are inserted into and supported by a door panel, and which define the position of the lower sash relative to the side sash by being mutually engaged; and a fixer which is provided between the lower sash and the door panel, has a predetermined degree of freedom in fixing position in a vertical direction and fixes the lower sash to the door panel, wherein the lower sash is fixed to the door panel with the lower sash being positioned by the positioners. This structure strikes a balance between easiness of positioning the lower sash and accommodation of variations in accuracy, thus making it possible to improve the mounting workability when mounting the lower sash to the door panel.

Abstract: A motor vehicle having a side door is disclosed having lower and upper parts. The upper part comprises a window surround for fixed and drop-down windows. The fixed window has a much larger barrel radius of curvature than the drop-down window and the inclusion of the fixed window reduces the chord length of the drop-down window between a beltline of the motor vehicle and a lower edge of the fixed window. This combination allows the use of more tumblehome on the motor vehicle without needing to increase the thickness of the lower part of the side door in order to accommodate the drop-down window when it is lowered.

Abstract: A door assembly includes an inner panel and an outer panel that cooperate to define a door cavity therebetween and a window frame that defines a window opening. The door assembly further includes a division post defining a glass run channel extending from the window opening into the door cavity. A bracket member is rotatably connected to the division post.

Abstract: An apparatus for use with a vehicle window opening may include a carrier, at least one molding member, at least one trim piece, a nut and a fastener. The carrier may have a first attachment feature and a second attachment feature. The at least one molding member may be removably secured to the first attachment feature of the carrier. The at least one trim piece may be removably secured to the second attachment feature of the carrier and arranged adjacent the at least one molding member. The nut may be connected to the carrier or the vehicle window opening. The fastener may extend between the vehicle window opening and the carrier and may engage the nut to removably secure the carrier, the at least one trim piece, and the at least one molding member to the vehicle window opening.

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly comprises an inner panel integrally formed by upper and lower horizontal beams interconnected by front and rear upright beams, and an outer panel bonded to the inner panel. The frame portion comprises opposite front and rear U-shaped side frame members non-detachably attached to each other by upper and lower intermediate frame members so as to form a continuous perimeter. The side frame members are made of a first steel material and the intermediate frame members made of a second steel material, which is different from the first steel material. A method for manufacturing the inner panel comprises the steps: providing U-shaped sheets of the first steel material, providing top and bottom sheets of the second steel material, non-detachably connecting the U-shaped sheets to the top and bottom sheets so as to form a blank, and stamping the blank into the frame portion.

Abstract: A vehicle door includes a latch mechanism that is installed on the door body and is engaged with an engaging member, which is positioned on a vehicle body, when the door is closed, a rod member that connects the door outer handle and the latch mechanism such that the door outer handle operates simultaneously with and the latch mechanism, and a counterweight that is provided in the door outer handle and is disposed at a position at which the counterweight directly faces the sash member, at an outer side of the sash member in an in-out direction of the vehicle, and the counterweight transmitting an inertia force of the counterweight, which acts when an impact load applied from an outside of the vehicle is inputted, to the rod member as a load in a latch maintaining direction.

Abstract: A sealing system for a vehicle includes a first and second seal. The first seal is attached to a first edge of a first flange of the vehicle. The first seal presents a first outer contact surface that extends in generally parallel relationship to the first edge. The second seal is attached to a second edge of a second flange of the vehicle. The second seal presents a second outer contact surface that extends in generally parallel relationship to the second edge. The first outer contact surface and the second outer contact surface are in sealing contact relationship with the movable pane of glass when the movable pane of glass is in a closed position. The first outer contact surface and the second outer contact surface are not in sealing contact relationship with the movable pane of glass when the movable pane of glass is in an open position.