Abstract: A door assembly for a motor vehicle includes a window frame, a function carrier assembly including a function carrier fixedly connected to the window frame and a plurality of operational components accommodated in the function carrier, and an outer skin disposed on an exterior facing side of the function carrier assembly, where the plurality of operational components remain in the function carrier and the function carrier assembly remains fixedly connected to the window frame when the outer skin is removed from the exterior facing side of the function carrier, and the function carrier is connected to the window frame by at least one connection element mounted on the window frame for the reinforcement of at least one of a hinge region and a locking region of the function carrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door assembly, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a window frame, a function carrier which can be connected with the window frame, as well as an outer skin arranged on the outside of the function carrier and, if required, on the window frame. The invention further relates to a method for the production of a door assembly in which a function carrier is formed, this function carrier being connected to a window frame and an outer skin is then attached to the function carrier. Finally, the invention relates to a method for the connection of a door assembly to an outer skin.