IP Library Granted Patent US 12686253
Granted Patent B2
US 12686253 · App. 18/667,067 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Door module for a vehicle door and vehicle door for a motor vehicle

Inventor: Mark Wagner (Breitengüssbach, DE)
Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
B60J5/0416B60J10/75
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12686253
App. No.
18/667,067
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A door module for a vehicle door includes an assembly carrier which extends up to a door parapet line in an assembled state. A flange which substantially projects vertically from the assembly carrier has a pre-mounted shaft seal for sealing a door parapet shaft against a windowpane. A vehicle door for a motor vehicle is also provided.

Claims (15)

1 . A door module for a vehicle door, the vehicle door including a door frame with an outer panel that forms the outer door skin of the vehicle door and a door interior trim that is on the inside of the vehicle, the door module comprising:

a device carrier including an injection-molded carrier plate configured to carry electrical, electronic and/or mechanical functional components pre-assembled thereon, said device carrier extending up to a door parapet line in an assembled state, said device carrier being arranged between the outer panel and the door interior trim;

a flange projecting substantially perpendicularly from said device carrier, said flange having a pre-assembled shaft seal for sealing a door parapet shaft relative to a window glass;

said shaft seal extending substantially parallel to said flange, being substantially I-shaped and having two sealing tabs;

said shaft seal having a linear plug-in receptacle attaching said shaft seal to said flange in at least one of a form-locking or force-locking manner;

the door module being a pre-assembled unit configured to be mounted as a unit onto a mounting opening of the door frame; and

the door module implementing a separation between a wet space and a dry space of the vehicle door when the door module is mounted onto the mounting opening of the door frame.

2 . The door module according to claim 1 , wherein said flange is integrally molded on said device carrier.

3 . The door module according to claim 1 , which further comprises at least one functional component assembled on said device carrier, said flange being integrally molded on said at least one functional component.

4 . A vehicle door for a motor vehicle, the vehicle door comprising:

a door frame including an outer panel that forms the outer door skin of the vehicle door;

a door interior trim configured to be inside the vehicle;

a door parapet having a door parapet shaft and a window glass retractable into said door parapet shaft; and

a door module according to claim 1 , said door module disposed in said door between said outer door skin and said door interior trim;

said shaft seal of said door module sealing said door parapet shaft relative to said window glass.