Door structure for vehicle
There is provided a door structure for a vehicle. The door structure comprises an upper door hinge; a lower door hinge; a door main body having an upper hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the upper door hinge and a lower hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the lower door hinge; an outer impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; an inner impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and a connecting bracket connecting the front end of the outer impact bar and the front end of the inner impact bar to the upper hinge mounting portion of the door main body.
1. A door structure for a vehicle comprising:
an upper door hinge;
a lower door hinge;
a door main body having an upper hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the upper door hinge and a lower hinge mounting portion at which the door main body is mounted with the lower door hinge;
an outer impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a front end of the outer impact bar being disposed proximate to and outside of the upper hinge mounting portion;
an inner impact bar disposed in the door main body and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a front end of the inner impact bar being disposed proximate to and inside of the upper hinge mounting portion, wherein the inner impact bar is disposed above and inside of the outer impact bar; and
a connecting bracket connecting the front end of the outer impact bar and the front end of the inner impact bar to the upper hinge mounting portion of the door main body.
2. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the front end of the outer impact bar and the front end of the inner impact bar overlap one another in a lateral direction of the vehicle, with the connecting bracket therebetween.
3. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the outer impact bar is disposed in a diagonal manner so as to connect the upper hinge mounting portion and a rear lower portion of the door main body, and
the inner impact bar is disposed so as to connect the upper hinge mounting portion and a rear portion of the door main body, and is upwardly inclined toward the rear portion of the door main body.
4. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the outer impact bar is disposed so as to connect the upper hinge mounting portion and a rear lower portion of the door main body, and
the inner impact bar is disposed so as to connect the upper hinge mounting portion and a rear upper portion of the door main body.
5. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the outer impact bar extends so as to be downwardly inclined toward a rear end of the door main body, and
the inner impact bar extends so as to be upwardly inclined toward a rear end of the door main body.
6. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the connecting bracket is configured to form a substantially closed section between the upper hinge mounting portion, the outer impact bar and the inner impact bar in a top view.
7. The door structure according to claim 6 wherein,
the connecting bracket comprises an upper hinge connecting portion to which the upper door hinge is connected, an outer impact bar connecting portion to which the outer impact bar is connected, and an inner impact bar connecting portion to which the inner impact bar is connected, and
the outer impact bar connecting portion extends rearward from an outside of the upper hinge connecting portion, and
the inner impact bar connecting portion extends inward from a backside of the outer impact bar connecting portion and is inwardly inclined toward a rear end of the door main body.
8. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the door main body comprises an extension extending frontward from an outside of the upper hinge mounting portion, and
the outer impact bar is connected to both the extension and the connecting bracket.
9. The door structure according to claim 1 further comprising:
an instrument panel member extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle between hinge pillars, the instrument panel member being overlapped with the connecting bracket in a lateral direction of the vehicle.
10. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the outer impact bar is disposed so as to connect the upper hinge mounting portion and a rear lower portion of the door main body,
the inner impact bar is disposed so as to connect the upper hinge mounting portion and a rear upper portion of the door main body,
the door main body comprises an extension extending frontward from an outside of the upper hinge mounting portion, and
the outer impact bar is connected to both the extension and the connecting bracket.
11. The door structure according to claim 1 wherein,
the outer impact bar extends so as to be downwardly inclined toward a rear end of the door main body, and
the inner impact bar extends so as to be upwardly inclined toward a rear end of the door main body, and further comprising:
an instrument panel member extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle between hinge pillars, the instrument panel member being overlapped with the connecting bracket in a lateral direction of the vehicle.