IP Library Granted Patent US 8,398,149
Granted Patent B2
US 8,398,149 · App. 12/667,126 · Granted Mar 19, 2013

Door of a motor vehicle

Inventors: Peter Weiter (Borg, DE); Michael Braun (Schwalbach, DE)
Assignee: ThyssenKrupp System Engineering GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,398,149
App. No.
12/667,126
Granted
Mar 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a door of a motor vehicle having an outer panel ( 1 ), an inner panel ( 2 ), a plate-shaped member ( 6 ), which is arranged on the door inside, for various add-on and mounting units, and reinforcement regions ( 14 to 17 ) for door functional elements and an installed stiffening member ( 3, 4 ) as a side-impact protector. In order to optimize the ratio of stiffness to side-impact protection of the door and to optimize the production expenditure of the door, the inner panel ( 2 ) and the stiffening member ( 3, 4 ) are formed as an integral frame-shaped component ( 5 ) which includes the reinforcement regions ( 14 to 17 ) from high-strength to superhigh strength steel sheet, and that are hot-worked. In order to be able to install the add-on and mounting units with sufficient mounting length, the plate-shaped member ( 6 ) is fastened to the inner panel ( 2 ) by means of a holding frame ( 7 ) which provides the desired mounting depth.

Claims (8)

1. A door of a motor vehicle, the door comprising:

an outer panel;

an inner panel;

a plate-shaped beam member, which is arranged on the door inside, for add-on and mounting units;

a holding frame, said holding frame comprising soft deep-drawn steel, aluminum, plastic or a hybrid structure;

reinforcement regions for door functional elements; and

an installed stiffening member as a side-impact protector, the inner panel and the stiffening member being formed as an integral frame-shaped component which comprises the reinforcement regions and being made from a steel sheet, and being hot-worked and the beam member for add-on and mounting units being fastened to the inner panel by means of the holding frame.

2. A door as defined in claim 1 , wherein said steel sheet has a strength of 900 to 1800 N/mm 2 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2011
From: THYSSENKRUPP DRAUZ NOTHELFER GMBH
To: THYSSENKRUPP SYSTEM ENGINEERING GMBH
Reel/Frame 027160/0838 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2009
From: WEITER, PETER; BRAUN, MICHAEL
To: THYSSENKRUPP DRAUZ NOTHELFER GMBH
Reel/Frame 023712/0817 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2007 032 143 · Jul 9, 2007 · national
DE 10 2007 045 976 · Sep 25, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100199561A1 · Aug 12, 2010