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Granted Patent B2
US 9,162,555 · App. 14/683,326 · Granted Oct 20, 2015

Vehicle back door

Inventor: Hiroki Kodama (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignee: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation
B60J5/107
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,162,555
App. No.
14/683,326
Granted
Oct 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A right reinforcing rib 25 is disposed on a straight line connecting a left hinge attachment location 15 with an inner wall 17 in a region surrounded by a left hinge attachment location 15 , a right end of a lower edge of a door inner panel 3 , and a right virtual corner 26 a . A left reinforcing rib 25 is disposed on a straight line connecting a right hinge attachment location 15 with the inner wall 17 in a region surrounded by a right hinge attachment location 15 , a left end of the lower edge of the door inner panel 3 , and a left virtual corner 26 b.

Claims (20)

1. A vehicle back door comprising:

a generally rectangular resin door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ) on which a pair of hinge attachment locations ( 15 ) are spaced from each other along a vehicle width on an upper section thereof and which have a window opening ( 13 , 41 a ) in an upper half portion thereof;

a resin door outer panel ( 5 ) surrounding the window opening ( 13 , 41 a ) and assembled to the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ); and

a window pane ( 7 ) attached to the window opening ( 13 , 41 a ) to which the door outer panel ( 5 ) is assembled, wherein

the hinge attachment locations ( 15 ) of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ) are coupled to a pair of hinges spaced from each other along the vehicle width on an upper section of a rear end of an upper section of a vehicle body such that the back door swings upward to open and downward to close a back door opening of the rear end of the vehicle body,

an annular first wall ( 9 ) stands and protrudes on an entire outer periphery of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ) toward the door outer panel ( 5 ),

a second wall ( 17 ) stands and protrudes on at least a lower frame of an inner periphery of the window opening ( 13 , 41 a ) in the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ) toward the door outer panel ( 5 ),

a pair of reinforcing ribs ( 25 ) are located below the pair of hinge attachment locations ( 15 ) of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ) and are spaced from each other along the vehicle width such that the pair of reinforcing ribs ( 25 ) connect the first wall ( 9 ) and the second wall ( 17 ) to each other,

one of the pair of reinforcing ribs ( 25 ) on a right side along the vehicle width is disposed on a straight line connecting one of the pair of hinge attachment locations ( 15 ) on a left side along the vehicle width with the second wall ( 17 ) in a region surrounded by

the one of the hinge attachment locations ( 15 ) on the left side along the vehicle width,

a right end ( 24 a ) along the vehicle width of a lower edge of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ), and

a virtual corner ( 26 a ) connecting an extension line from a right side edge on a right side of the vehicle width of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ) and an extension line from the right end ( 24 a ) of the lower edge of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ), and

one of the pair of reinforcing ribs ( 25 ) on a left side along the vehicle width is disposed on a straight line connecting one of the pair of hinge attachment locations ( 15 ) on a right side along the vehicle width with the second wall ( 17 ) in a region surrounded by

the one of the hinge attachment locations ( 15 ) on the right side along the vehicle width,

a left end ( 24 b ) along the vehicle width of the lower edge of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ), and

a virtual corner ( 26 b ) connecting an extension line from a left side edge on a left side of the vehicle width of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ) and an extension line from the left end ( 24 b ) of the lower edge of the door inner panel ( 3 , 43 ).

2. The vehicle back door of claim 1 , wherein

a rigid part ( 33 , 34 ) that is L-shaped in cross section is provided on an end of each of the pair of reinforcing ribs ( 25 ).

3. The vehicle back door of claim 1 , wherein

an end of each of the pair of reinforcing ribs ( 25 ) is bonded to the door outer panel ( 5 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2015
From: KODAMA, HIROKI
To: DAIKYONISHIKAWA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035381/0160 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-229751 · Oct 17, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013006136 · Oct 16, 2013
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