Main body for a motor vehicle door

Inventors: Juergen Koehler (Cologne, DE); Muhil Raj Govindaraj (Chennai, IN); Hari Vigneshwaran (Dharapuram, IN); Arul Praveen Aruldoss (Chennai, IN); Silvia Bappert (Siegburg, DE)

Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

B60J5/0455 B60J5/0437 B60J5/0463

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Patent No.: US 12673538
App. No.: 18/592,953
Granted: Jul 7, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A main body for a motor vehicle door which is produced by injection molding and has a frame, which has an upper reinforcing element, which has flanges that protrude from the upper reinforcing element. It is proposed for the upper reinforcing element to be integrally formed in one piece on the frame via at least two articulation elements in a manufacturing position in which said upper reinforcing element protrudes from the frame.

Claims (25)

1 . A main body for a motor vehicle door which is produced by injection molding, the main body comprising:

a frame; and

an upper reinforcing element which has flanges that protrude from the upper reinforcing element, wherein the upper reinforcing element is integrally formed in one piece on the frame via at least two articulation elements in a manufacturing position in which the upper reinforcing element protrudes from the frame, wherein the frame has vertical struts which are spaced apart from one another, when viewed in a longitudinal direction, and on which the upper reinforcing element is arranged.

2 . The main body according to claim 1 , wherein in the manufacturing position, the upper reinforcing element protrudes vertically in an upwardly oriented manner, from the frame.

3 . The main body according to claim 1 , wherein on each of the vertical struts, an attachment to the upper reinforcing element takes place via the articulation elements.

4 . The main body according to claim 3 , wherein on the respective end sides of the vertical struts, the attachment to the upper reinforcing element takes place via the articulation elements.

5 . The main body according to claim 1 , wherein the articulation elements are in the form of film hinges.

6 . The main body according to claim 1 , wherein the upper reinforcing element is transferred around the articulation elements from its manufacturing position into its final installation position.

7 . The main body according to claim 1 , further comprising locking elements arranged on the upper reinforcing element and on the frame.

8 . A main body for a motor vehicle door which is produced by injection molding, the main body comprising:

a frame;

locking elements arranged on the upper reinforcing element and on the frame; and

a latching device and a mating latching device provided as the locking elements.

9 . The main body according to claim 8 , wherein the latching and mating latching devices that correspond to one another are provided on respective vertical struts and on the upper reinforcing element.

10 . A main body for a motor vehicle door, which is produced by injection molding, the main body comprising:

a frame; and

an upper reinforcing element which has flanges that protrude from the upper reinforcing element, wherein the reinforcing element is integrally formed in one piece on the frame via the at least two articulation elements in a manufacturing position in which the upper reinforcing element protrudes from the frame, wherein in the manufacturing position, the upper reinforcing element protrudes vertically in an upwardly oriented manner, from the frame, and wherein the frame has vertical struts which are spaced apart from one another, when viewed in a longitudinal direction, and on which the upper reinforcing element is arranged.

11 . The main body according to claim 10 , wherein on each of the vertical struts, the attachment to the upper reinforcing element takes place via the articulation elements.

12 . The main body according to claim 11 , wherein on the respective end sides of the vertical struts, an attachment to the upper reinforcing element takes place via the articulation elements.

13 . The main body according to claim 10 , wherein the articulation elements are in the form of film hinges.

14 . The main body according to claim 10 , wherein the upper reinforcing element is transferred around the articulation elements from its manufacturing position into its final installation position.

15 . The main body according to claim 10 , further comprising locking elements arranged on the upper reinforcing element and on the frame.

16 . The main body according to claim 15 , further comprising a latching device and a mating latching device provided as the locking elements.

17 . The main body according to claim 16 , wherein the latching and mating latching devices that correspond to one another are provided on respective vertical struts and on the upper reinforcing element.