Abstract: An embodiment is a sealing assembly for a twin swing gate of a vehicle, the sealing assembly including a first gate of which an outside end portion is hinge-connected to a vehicle, a second gate of which an outside end portion is hinge-connected to the vehicle and configured to be rotated in a direction opposite to rotation of the first gate, and a center bar unit along a height direction of the vehicle on an inside end portion of the first gate, the center bar being configured to rotate in conjunction with opening or closing the first gate.

Abstract: A structural member is elongated in a longitudinal direction, and includes a first member made of a steel plate and a second member made of a steel plate, the first member and the second member being joined. In the structural member, a closed cross-sectional shape is formed by the first member and the second member in a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The first member has a tensile strength of equal to or greater than 980 MPa, and includes a first hemming process part subjected to hemming bending at both end parts in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The second member has a tensile strength of equal to or greater than 980 MPa, and includes a second bonded part held in the first hemming process part at both end parts in the width direction and bonded to the first hemming process part by an adhesive.

Abstract: A passenger car has a self-supporting body, which has a roof opening. The roof opening is outwardly delimited in the vehicle transverse direction by lateral roof rails of the body and in the vehicle longitudinal direction by a transverse element of the body connected to the roof rails. A roof apparatus has a frame and at least one roof element that overlaps with at least part of the roof opening. The roof element is retained on the frame directly and on the body by way of the frame. The frame has a transverse frame part, on which the roof element is retained directly, the transverse frame part being connected directly to the transverse element of the body.

Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes a first door and a second door moveable from an open position to a closed position. The assembly includes a first locking member supported by the first door moveable along a first axis to a raised position and to a lowered position. The assembly includes a second locking member supported by the second door movable along a second axis transverse to the first axis. The first locking member is lockingly engaged with the second locking member when the second locking member is in the extended position and the first locking member is in one of the lowered position or the raised position. The first locking member is disengaged with the second locking member when the second locking member is in the retracted position and the first locking member is in the other of the lowered position or the raised position.

Abstract: A reinforcement for a vehicle structural member, includes a top wall, and opposite lateral walls extending from opposite edges of the top wall. At least one of the lateral walls includes a flat surface portion for mounting an additional vehicle part. The flat surface portion has an edge forward in a press direction in which the reinforcement is pressed, the edge being curved and convex in the press direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces.

Abstract: A door assembly for a vehicle can include a door panel having a front edge and a rear edge pivotably attached along a hinge axis to a frame assembly of the vehicle. The hinge axis can be angled away from a vertical direction of the vehicle at an acute angle. A hinge can be disposed at the rear edge of the door panel. The door panel can be configured to pivot about the hinge axis between an opened position and a closed position. A strut can be connected to the door panel and movable between an extended position and a retracted position. A net can be attached to the door panel and can be in tension when the door panel is in the closed position and can be in a less tensioned more curved configuration when the door panel is in the opened position.

Abstract: An upper frame portion of a frame of a vehicle includes a first longitudinal frame member having a first end and a second end and a second longitudinal frame member having a first end and a second end. The first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member each include a first end and a second bend. The first bends and the second bends are positioned adjacent one another and forward of a seating area.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a vehicle body rear part structure. The vehicle body rear part structure includes a load support part on a quarter pillar. The load support part includes a side sill stiffener, a quarter pillar stiffener and a damper stiffener. The side sill stiffener reinforces a side sill and forms a part of the quarter pillar. The quarter pillar stiffener is provided continuously with the side sill stiffener and reinforces the quarter pillar. The damper stiffener is provided above a rear wheel house and joined to the quarter pillar stiffener and a roof side rail.

Abstract: A vehicle body includes a rear pillar, a roof siderail, and a side inner panel. The rear pillar is disposed to a side of a rear hatch, and extends in an up-down direction. The roof siderail extends in a vehicle body front-rear direction at a side of a roof, and a rear end thereof is linked to the rear pillar. The side inner panel is linked to the rear pillar and the roof siderail. The roof siderail has a tubular shape, and bulges further into a vehicle cabin than an upper end of the side inner panel.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a front door and a rear door. A first bracket is fixed to the front door, and a second bracket is fixed to the rear door. A front cable extends from the first bracket away from the second bracket along a vehicle-longitudinal axis. A rear cable extends from the second bracket away from the first bracket along the vehicle-longitudinal axis. A linear actuator is fixed to one of the first bracket or the second bracket and is extendable to the other of the first bracket or the second bracket.

Abstract: A vehicle-door reinforcement includes a first beam elongated along an axis between a first end and a second end. The vehicle-door reinforcement includes a hinged beam elongated along the axis. The hinged beam includes a first segment and a second segment hinged to each other. The first segment is engaged with the first beam and the second segment is slideably engaged with the first beam. The vehicle-door reinforcement includes an actuator fixed to the first beam and connected to the second segment.

Abstract: A run-up type swing-out door retainer structure includes in a door retainer for a vehicle, a body retainer mounted at a body of the vehicle; and a door retainer mounted at a door of the vehicle to abut the body retainer. A depression formed at the end portion of the body retainer and a protrusion formed at the end portion of the door retainer are divided into an inclined section and a round section to abut each other.

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly includes an inner door panel, a pillar panel and a first cushioning pad. The inner door panel has an attachment area, a first edge portion and a second edge portion, with the first edge portion defining hinge attachment locations. The pillar panel is fixedly attached to at least the second edge portion and the attachment area such that the inner door panel and the pillar panel define a hollow B-pillar structure. The pillar panel further includes an offset portion that is spaced apart from a central portion of the attachment area of the inner door panel such that the attachment area and the offset portion define a recessed area therebetween. The first cushioning pad has a main body installed within the recessed area between the offset portion of the pillar panel and the inner door panel.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a first panel assembly that is movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to a first opening of the vehicle body, a second panel assembly that is movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to a second opening of the vehicle body, a front seat that faces rearward and is accessible from the first opening and the second opening, and a rear seat that faces forward and is accessible from the first opening and the second opening.

Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicle is disclosed, comprising the steps of (in sequence) providing a chassis structure, affixing a door inner panel to the chassis structure via a hinged attachment, at a location adjacent to a door opening defined by the chassis structure, attaching at least one external body panel to the chassis structure, attaching a door outer panel to the door inner panel via an adhesive fixing. In this way, the door inner panel can be attached in place during the build, at a position tailored to the needs of the seals provided between the door and the chassis structure. Production of the vehicle can continue, and in due course the exterior body panels can be fitted to the chassis structure. The door outer panel can then be attached to the door inner panel, using the tolerance in the adhesive attachment to adjust for panel gap and flushness of fit. The application also relates to a vehicle made in this way.

Abstract: A connection member includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The connection member also includes a third side connecting the first and second sides, the third side including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, a first edge separating the first portion from the second portion and a second edge separating the second portion from the third portion. A first flange extends along the first edge and a second flange extends along the second edge such that the first and second flanges are separated by the second portion.

Abstract: A cross member includes a plate member. The plate member constitutes a portion of a vehicle body frame, extends in a vehicle width direction, and is formed of metal. The plate member is provided with a level difference portion on a first surface of the plate member, and a cut mark portion on a second surface of the plate member. The second surface is on the opposite side of the first surface of the plate member. The plate member is provided with a thick plate portion on a first side of the plate member in a direction in which the plate member extends, and a thin plate portion on a second side of the plate member in the direction in which the plate member extends, with the level difference portion interposed between the first and second sides.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a floor tunnel, a cross member, and a bulkhead. The cross member includes a cross member longitudinal wall and a cross member flange. The bulkhead includes a bulkhead longitudinal wall. The bulkhead longitudinal wall and the cross member longitudinal wall are arranged at the same position in a vehicle body front-to-rear direction. The first cross member flange includes a bond part that is bonded to the floor tunnel and a welding part. The welding part is welded to the floor tunnel at a position that is more separated from the cross member longitudinal wall than the bond part.

Abstract: A structural reinforcement assembly for a vehicle body structure is provided. The assembly may include a pillar portion, a roof cross member, and a bead formation. The pillar portion may disposed at a rear upper corner region of the body structure and between a rear quarter window opening and a liftgate opening defined by the body structure. The roof cross member may extend along an upper portion of the liftgate opening. The bead formation may extend from the pillar portion to the roof cross member to reinforce the rear upper corner region. The bead formation may define an arc shape having a first end located adjacent the roof cross member and an access hole.

Abstract: A fuel cap barrier kit is basically provided with a movable barrier and an attachment member. The movable barrier is dimensioned and structured to be attached to a vehicle body at a location in which the movable barrier is disposed in front of a fuel cap and is underneath a filler compartment door. The movable barrier is movable between an inlet accessible position in which the movable barrier permits user access to the fuel cap and an inlet blocking position in which the movable barrier is disposed in front of the fuel cap. The attachment member is configured to fixedly attach the movable barrier to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A front pillar lower outer includes a bent portion, and a first region and a second region, and is a skeletal component for automobile that is assumed to receive a collision load along the extending direction of the first region. The outer is constituted by attaching a first member that is arranged on a first region side, and a second member that is arranged on a second region side. An attachment line of the both members is arranged in a predetermined zone between a first boundary and a second boundary. The plate thickness of the first member is larger than the plate thickness of the second member.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a roof side rail, resin first and second reinforcement members, and a front pillar. The roof side rail is disposed along a vehicle front-rear direction at both vehicle width direction sides of a roof, and is configured, by roof side rail inner and outer panels and a side outer panel, as a beam-shaped vehicle body framework member with a closed hollow cross-section structure including third and fourth closed cross-section portions. The first reinforcement member, as viewed from the side of the vehicle, is disposed to contain a connection position, at a front portion of the roof side rail, to a front roof header disposed along an upper end portion of a windshield glass, and is provided along a length direction of the front portion to fill at least a portion of a space inside a closed hollow cross-section portion at the front portion.

Abstract: A vehicle frame structure includes a side sill having an internal space partitioned by a vertical rib and a horizontal rib intersecting the vertical rib. The vertical rib separates the side sill into an outer lateral portion and an inner lateral portion. The inner lateral side sill portion includes a cutout extending vertically therethrough. A pillar has an internal space partitioned by a longitudinally extending first rib and a laterally extending second rib intersecting the first rib. The first rib separates the pillar into an outer lateral portion and an inner lateral portion. The inner lateral pillar portion is disposed through and secured in the cutout of the portion, and an axial end face of the outer lateral pillar portion is in abutment with the outer lateral side sill portion. The side sill and the pillar are welded to each other along an interface between the two components.

Abstract: A vehicle body with a shell-type design includes at least one lateral frame, a tailgate frame which is connected to a node of the vehicle body by the lateral frame, and a reinforcing component which extends from the tailgate frame into the lateral frame. The tailgate frame and the lateral frame are each composed of an upper shell and a lower shell, and the reinforcing component is arranged between the upper and lower shells of the tailgate frame and the lateral frame. A hinge reinforcement for a hinge of a tailgate is formed in the reinforcing component in the region of the tailgate frame.

Abstract: There are provided a hinge pillar comprising an outer panel and an inner panel which form a closed cross section extending vertically, a hinge pillar reinforcement provided in the closed cross section, a front door attached to the hinge pillar via a pair of upper-and-lower door hinges, and a hinge bracket attaching the lower door hinge to the hinge pillar reinforcement, the hinge bracket being provided to face a front wheel in a longitudinal direction. Herein, the hinge bracket has a lower strength than a portion of the hinge pillar reinforcement where the hinge bracket is provided. Accordingly, when receiving a collision load from the front wheel, the hinge bracket changes a contact portion of the front wheel to the hinge pillar so as to guide the retreating front wheel outward in a vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A vehicle including a lower reinforcement assembly for a front pillar assembly includes a rocker outer reinforcement member that extends in a vehicle lengthwise direction and includes a vertically oriented face. An upper portion extends inwardly from the face in a vehicle widthwise direction and a lower portion extends inwardly from the face in the vehicle widthwise direction thereby defining a vehicle lengthwise extending cavity. A front pillar lower reinforcement member is connected to the rocker outer reinforcement member. The front pillar lower reinforcement member includes an upwardly extending pillar portion and a lengthwise extending rocker portion having a vertically oriented face that extends downwardly terminating at the face of the outer reinforcement member at a lower edge that extends in the vehicle lengthwise direction.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a floor fabricated of resin, a pillar fabricated of resin, and a connecting member. The floor is disposed at a vehicle body lower side. The pillar is disposed so as to extend in a vehicle body up-and-down direction at a vehicle width direction outer side of the floor. The connecting member connects the pillar with the floor, and is constituted of a material with higher ductility than the pillar and the floor. Thus, a withstand load strength of a joining portion between the pillar and the floor is assured.

Abstract: A striker device for a motor vehicle door lock having a striker and an element made of a plastic material and equipped with a plate, which is suitable for being placed against a wall of the motor vehicle and is coupled to the striker in fixed relative position; the element has a plurality of tongues, which protrude from the plate in the opposite direction to the striker and are arranged in positions so as to engage, in use, the edges of two apertures in the wall of the motor vehicle, to keep the plate in a fixed reference position during a first fitting step; the tongues are breakable to enable changing the position of the striker device with respect to the wall of the motor vehicle in a possible second fitting step.

Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises a plurality of ground engaging members; a frame; and an operator area having an operator side and a passenger side. The utility vehicle further comprises a roll cage extending above the operator area; a front windshield coupled to the roll cage; and a rear windshield coupled to the roll cage. The utility vehicle further includes a roof latched to the roll cage, a first door hinged to the roll cage along the operator side, and a second door hinged to the roll cage along the passenger side. The couplings between the rear windshield and the roll cage, between the roof and the roll cage, and between the first and second doors and the roll cage each being free of a fastener. The front and rear windshields, the roof, and the first and second doors enclose the operator area.

Abstract: A support for one or more elements intended to be fastened to a front pillar of a motor vehicle so that the one or more elements can be supported along the structure. The support includes: at least one mechanism guiding and retaining cables, at least one mechanism fastening a trim of the structure, at least one mechanism indexing a carpet, and at least one mechanism fastening an electrical connector.

Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises at least one front ground engaging member; at least one rear ground engaging member; and a frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The frame includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a channel member extending in the longitudinal direction between the front and rear portions. The vehicle further comprises a floor board coupled to the channel member and a powertrain assembly having a drive shaft operably coupled to at least one of the front ground engaging member and the rear ground engaging member. Additionally, the vehicle comprises a plurality of transport lines configured to transport at least one of a fluid and an electrical connection between the front portion and the rear portion of the frame. The channel member is positioned intermediate the drive shaft and the transport lines and is configured to support the transport lines.

Abstract: A van includes an interface element and one or more doors. The interface element can be a frame or connector that is configured to fit a sliding door opening of the van. The one or more doors are configured to fit the interface connector of the van. The one or more doors are configured to be operable by a driver of the van.

Abstract: A slide door apparatus includes a body-side guide rail provided at a vehicle body, a door-side guide rail provided at a slide door, connection members each of which includes a guide roller rolling on a path formed by each of the guide rails, each of the connection members being connected to each of the guide rails, the slide door being configured to open and close a door opening portion formed at the vehicle body based on a movement of the slide door, facing portions formed at the slide door and the vehicle body respectively, the facing portions facing each other in a state where the slide door is in a fully open position, and a widthwise displacement restraint mechanism restricting a relative movement between the facing portions of the slide door and the vehicle body in a width direction of the vehicle by connecting the facing portions to each other.

Abstract: A slide door apparatus includes a body-side guide rail provided at a vehicle body, a door-side guide rail provided at a slide door, connection members each of which includes a guide roller rolling on a path formed by each of the guide rails, each of the connection members being connected to each of the guide rails, the slide door being configured to open and close a door opening portion formed at the vehicle body based on a movement of the slide door, one of the connection members being connected to the door-side guide rail and including a support arm which is rotatably connected to the vehicle body and at which the guide roller is provided, and a rotation restriction mechanism restricting the support arm from rotating at a position at which the support arm is positioned after rotating in association with an opening operation of the slide door.

Abstract: An improved mounting device for mounting a bodyshell sliding door to a body-in-white of a motor vehicle during a painting operation comprises a body connection which can be mounted to the body-in-white and a door connection which can be mounted to the bodyshell sliding door. The body connection and the door connection are connected with each other by a multiple joint.

Abstract: When a formed product having undergone roll forming and welding is bent in the shape of a door sash, the formed product may distort and/or deform. Such distortion and/or deformation is reduced to a sufficient degree. A door sash is formed by bending an elongated metal plate in a widthwise direction such that portions thereof are superimposed, which are welded together for unification. The door sash has a joint portion extending in a longitudinal direction and having exposed surfaces extending continuously in the widthwise direction, a pocket portion extending continuously from one widthwise end of the joint portion and being to be located on the inner side of a vehicle, and a design portion extending continuously from the other widthwise end of the joint portion and being to be located on the outer side of the vehicle. The door sash is bent in the longitudinal direction, and has two parallel welding marks formed on each of the exposed surfaces of the joint portion and extending in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A door includes an exterior-facing surface, an inner structure, and a latch mechanism. The door also includes a key-cylinder attached to and accessible from the exterior-facing surface, and adapted to selectively lock and unlock the latch mechanism, and a pawl adapted to be rotated by the key-cylinder to unlock the latch mechanism. Furthermore, the door includes a feature arranged on the inner structure and aligned with the key-cylinder, and a component connected to the key-cylinder, aligned with and extending into the feature without contacting the inner structure. The component is configured to not impede the rotation of the pawl when the component is aligned with the feature. Additionally, the component is configured to restrict angular movement of the key-cylinder with respect to the door, when the key-cylinder is forcibly manipulated thereby causing the component to contact the inner structure.

Abstract: A striker device for a motor vehicle door lock having a striker and an element made of a plastic material and equipped with a plate, which is suitable for being placed against a wall of the motor vehicle and is coupled to the striker in fixed relative position; the element has a plurality of tongues, which protrude from the plate in the opposite direction to the striker and are arranged in positions so as to engage, in use, the edges of two apertures in the wall of the motor vehicle, to keep the plate in a fixed reference position during a first fitting step; the tongues are breakable to enable changing the position of the striker device with respect to the wall of the motor vehicle in a possible second fitting step.

Abstract: A surrounding structure of a door holding mechanism includes: an outer panel forming a pillar with an inner panel; a sliding door rearward of the pillar; a door holding mechanism holding the sliding door in a closed condition; and a pillar forming area of the outer panel having a substantially crank-shaped cross-section, wherein the door holding mechanism is attached to a front face of an intermediate portion of the pillar forming area, a pillar reinforcement is arranged between the outer and inner panel and includes front and rear portions, the front portion is overlapped with a rear face of the intermediate portion of the pillar forming area, the rear portion extending rearward from the front portion and having a substantially crank-shaped form in a longitudinal direction thereof, the pillar forming area and pillar reinforcement form a closed section, the pillar reinforcement joined to the outer panel.

Abstract: Protective vehicle enclosures and components thereof for opened sided vehicles, such as golf carts, which include a rigid, lightweight frame and flexible weather proof cover. Methods for installing these protective vehicle enclosures use existing mounts on the vehicle.

Abstract: A door frame for a vehicle includes a pillar portion, a main frame portion, an envelope portion provided at the main frame portion, serving as a framework of the main frame portion and opening to a vehicle outer side, a fixing portion, a bottom wall provided at the envelope portion and positioned at a vehicle inner side, an upper wall provided at the envelope portion and extending from an end portion of the bottom wall at a vehicle upper side towards the vehicle outer side, a lower wall provided at the envelope portion and extending from an end portion of the bottom wall at a vehicle lower side towards the vehicle outer side, and at least one reinforcement rib formed at the envelope portion, the reinforcement rib extending from the bottom wall towards the vehicle outer side and connecting the upper wall and the lower wall.

Abstract: A seal module for sealing between a first door and a second door of opposing-hinged doors is moveable between an sealing position for sealing between the first door and the second door, and a withdrawn position longitudinally spaced from one of the first door and the second door to allow for independent pivotable movement of either the first door or the second door. A linkage system including a first swing arm and a second swing arm rotatably interconnects the seal module to the second door, and moves the seal module between the sealing position and the withdrawn position along an arcuate path that is disposed along a plane substantially perpendicular to an outer surface of the opposing-hinged doors.

Abstract: A door of a vehicle is moveable between a closed position, an intermediate position and an open position. When moving between the closed position and the intermediate position, a first vertical edge of the door moves parallel with a body of the vehicle and a second rearward vertical edge of the door moves laterally away from the body of the vehicle. A striker assembly for the door is attached to the body and includes a striker that is moveable between a first position and a second position. A latch mechanism selectively engages the striker when the door is disposed in or moving between the closed position and the intermediate position, with the striker moving with the first edge of the door between the closed position and the intermediate position to prevent lateral movement of the door.

Abstract: A method for producing continuous-fiber-reinforced molded parts from thermoplastic plastics. The method includes several steps. In a first step, preparing cut-to-size, substantially flat, unidirectionally fiber-reinforced mats are prepared with a thermoplastic matrix which at least partially surrounds the fibers. In a second step, the mats are transferred to a workpiece carrier which predetermines the rough contour of the molded part. In a third step, the mats are deposited and progressively built up on the workpiece carrier to form a three-dimensional preform such that the fiber orientation of the mats is adapted to the forces applied during the subsequent use of the molded part and to the load paths resulting therefrom within the molded part. In a fourth step, the mats are secured in place relative to each other during or after completion of the build-up of the perform. In a fifth step, the preform is heated up to or above the melting temperature of the thermoplastic matrix of the perform.

Abstract: A seal module for sealing between a first door and a second door of opposing-hinged doors is moveable between an sealing position for sealing between the first door and the second door, and a withdrawn position longitudinally spaced from one of the first door and the second door to allow for independent pivotable movement of either the first door or the second door. A linkage system including a first swing arm and a second swing arm rotatably interconnects the seal module to the second door, and moves the seal module between the sealing position and the withdrawn position along an arcuate path that is disposed along a plane substantially perpendicular to an outer surface of the opposing-hinged doors.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle comprising a body panel including a flange defining an opening. The opening is shaped to receive a component selected from a door, a trunk or a tailgate. The component includes a main body panel and an interior lining having a substantially coplanar region facing the flange when the component is in a closed position. An elongated resilient sealing member is secured to the coplanar region of the component. The sealing member includes a base engaging the interior lining and a tubular body projecting from said base opposite the lining. An arm extends from an edge of the base and overlaps the interior lining.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a grille to a door. The connector can include a first plate connected to a second plate at a right angle. A first tubular can extend at a right angle from the first plate for inserting into a door insert frame, such as in a screw boss. The first tubular can have a hole for receiving a fastener and fastening the connector to a door. A second tubular can be disposed proximate an intersection of the first plate and the second plate. The second tubular can have a hole extending at a right angle to the hole of the first tubular for receiving a pin that can be used to connect a grille to the connector.

Abstract: A sliding door panel for covering an opening in a trim panel of a sliding door includes a bracket having a first guiding member. The sliding door panel includes is a sliding appliqué having a second guiding member capable of associating with the first guiding member, and wherein the sliding appliqué includes a first end having a protruding configuration extending away from the trim panel.

Abstract: A door includes an exterior-facing surface, an inner structure, and a latch mechanism. The door also includes a key-cylinder attached to and accessible from the exterior-facing surface, and adapted to selectively lock and unlock the latch mechanism, and a pawl adapted to be rotated by the key-cylinder to unlock the latch mechanism. Furthermore, the door includes a feature arranged on the inner structure and aligned with the key-cylinder, and a component connected to the key-cylinder, aligned with and extending into the feature without contacting the inner structure. The component is configured to not impede the rotation of the pawl when the component is aligned with the feature. Additionally, the component is configured to restrict angular movement of the key-cylinder with respect to the door, when the key-cylinder is forcibly manipulated thereby causing the component to contact the inner structure.