US2099248A

US2099248A - Vehicle door

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Publication number: US2099248A
Application number: US50636A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles H Widman
Original assignee: Murray Corp
Current assignee: Murray Corp
Priority date: 1935-11-20
Filing date: 1935-11-20
Publication date: 1937-11-16
Anticipated expiration: 1954-11-16

Description

C. H. WlDMAN Nov; 16, 1937.

VEHICLE DOOR Filed Nov. 20, 1955 INVENT'OR. C'fidrks If. 14 137714.

' ATTORNEYS- Patented Nov; 16, 1937 UNITED STATES PATET OFFICE The Murray Corporation of ration of, Delaware America, a corpo- Application November 20,1935, Serial No. 50, 2

, 8 Claims. (01. 29 -44) t sidered in connection with the accompanying fI'his invention relates to vehicle doors. More particularly it relates to a novel and useful form of automobile door particularly adaptable for enclosed automobile bodyconstructions in which doors are provided having 'windows 'slidably mounted for vertical movement therein. It is" a general objectof the present invention to provide a novel sheet metal door construction which may be :completelyfabricated and assembledp'rioi' tothe in's'tallati'e'n "of the window and wregulator mechanisim therein." llar other objectbf the present invention sts' in the provision of "a door construction provided with an aperture in the frame work to facilitate the mounting ef the window in the door after the doorhas been completely assembled heretofore it has been conventionafin the manufacture of "doors'to surroundth'e window hpenin'gs therein with 'displaceable" garnish molding's whichfwhen seatedin place, constitute one wall of "a glass runchannelin whi'ch'the'vertically adjustable window is disposedl The present invention contemplates the provision of a door construction in which the glass runch'annels on all sides of. the window are formed as 1 permanent integral portionsbf the door structureas a whole and in which means are'provided for mounting the window'in place after the door has been completely assembled.

While door constructions have been known heretofore in which the wndow was inserted through a slot in the top of the door frarr'ie'the present invention is primarily concerned with doors of a' shape now in common commercial use inswhich the window openings are generally trapezoidal in shape and are considerably narrower at the top than at the bottom: P

it is" a still further object v of thepresent invention toiprovide a door construction in which a the garnish moldings surrounding the window opening on boththeinboard and outboard side of the door'are formed as integral parts of the door paneling.

Manyother and further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the ,following specification when con- ,mounted.

Figure lls a transverse sectional'view taken I on the line 4-'-4 ofFigure' 2 showing the manner drawing forming a part thereof.

' In the drawing: 7

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a door embodying the novel features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a form of the novel door with portions broken away and indicating the manner in which the window is installed in place. I

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 illustrating the man'- her in which one of the jamb facesof the door mates with the body structure in which it is in which the sections of paneling constitutihg'ithe door" are secured together and the mannerin which they are secured to the glass channel g0 in'the window opening;

' Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on" the line 5-5 of Figure 2 showing the front door 'r'ail'and the manner in which the glass run channelis'form'ed therein.

ing, itwill be "appreciated" that the specific embo 'dimenflof' the invention disclosed therein is merely illustrative of onebfman'y forms which th more particularreference to the draw-" the generic inventive concept presented in this application may take. v

- The door construction shown in the drawing comprises a pair ofsubstantially ctr-extensive mating sections'of paneling l and 2 respectively.

panels around and defining the window openings are'formed 'toprovide inturned flanges 3 aud t respectively, lying substantially in the plane'of the window opening. The specific use and function of these i'nturned become clear.

f It will be noted by reference to the perspective flanges will hereinafter view, Fig. 2, that the window opening therein is generally trapezoidal in shape andis considerably'narrower at the top than at the bottom. This typeof window opening has become generally accepted particularly for front doors due to the almost universal use of rearwardly sloped Windshields and front pillars with which these ,doors mate.

The inner of the two panels constituting the door is preferably preformed to provide a jamb.

face 5 extending completely around'the periphery the window during vertical movement. 'be appreciated that in door constructions of the the portion thereof surrounding the window opening preformed to provide an attractive finish molding generally designated 8 which is an integral part of the inner panel.

A glass run channel 9 is mounted in the rear edge of the window opening and preferably has its two side walls mated with and welded to the respective inwardly projecting

flanges

3 and 4 on the inner and outer panels. The base of this channel member H] is preferably supported by means of a suitable bracket ll welded thereto and directly secured to the adjacent jamb face of the inner paneling member 2.. The channel member ID may have secured therein a suitable composite rubber and fabric Weather stripping element 12 of the type generally disclosed inapplicants assignees prior co-pending application,

Serial No. 43,882, filed Oct. 7, 1935.

A similar channel element (not shown) may be mounted in substantially the same manner in the upper marginal edge of. the window opening to receive the. window when infully'raised position. V a

At the forward side of the door the inwardly projecting flanges on the panel members are reinforced by sheet metal strips l4 welded thereto and these inwardly projecting flanges are covered 'bymeans of suitable composite weather stripping elements l5.;

The inner paneling 2 is provided substantially" centrally thereof with a suitable aperture l6 which permits the installation of a conventional window regulator mechanism I1 after the door has been completely assembled. Also mounted internally of the door, below the window opening, are a. pair of permanent guide channels l8 permanently secured to the door frame, which serve to guide It will type disclosed herein the glass run channels l8, although lying in substantially. the same plane, may be'offset somewhat, from the channel, H1 in the window opening in order to permit a slight' longitudinal movement of the window, in itsown plane, after it has been elevated to maximum vertical position.

A suitable slot 20 is provided inone of the jamb faces of the door adiacent one of the side edges of the window opening. This slot is preferably of sufficient vertical extent so that a window 2| may be inserted therethrough after the door has been completely assembled. As is conventional in the art, the window 2| has its'lower edge'se- 'cured in a suitable channel element 22 which has thereon fittings 23 adapted to engage and cooperate with the arms of the regulator mechanism H in order to control the vertical movement of the window with respect to the door.

A channel element25 serves to. close the slot 20 a after the window has been mounted in place.

This channel element 25 is preferably provided on the exterior of its base with a resilient strip 26 which serves to cooperate with the strips l4, Weatherstripping l5 and theinwardly'projecting It will be readilyappreciated' opening in which it is mounted.

flanges

3 and 4 to provide a glass run channel in the lateral side of the window opening, opposite the side on which the channel I is disposed. The channel element 25 may be secured in place I by a plurality of suitable screws 21.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that a door construction comprising a pair of substantially co-extensive panel members has been pro: vided, which may be completely fabricated and assembled prior to the insertion of both the window and window regulator mechanism therein. It will be clear that after the door has been completely assembled, the window regulator mech-' anism may be installed in place and that the window then may be slid longitudinally in through the slot 25 and locked in position with theregujlator mechanism' Hand that the slot 25 may then. be closed to provide a complete channel 7 structure surrounding three sides of the window opening. I Y

The aperture H in the innerpaneling which provides means for inserting the regulator mechanism may be closed by means of a suitable cover plate and the lower portion of the inner surface of the door may be covered by means of a conventional inner trim panel 3|. The inner trim panel 3| may extend upwardly to a suitable point below the window opening and the inner paneling of the door surrounding the window opening may be finished in any desired fashion.

Weatherstripping elements

32 and 33 may be secured between the inner trim paneling and in order to effect a tight closure of the door with respectto the .It will be apparent that the specific embodim'entof the present invention herein illustrated and described is merelyillustrative of one of the forms which the ge'nericinventive concept may take. Many and other further modifications falling within the scope. of the subjoined claims will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

What is claim-ed is:

1 A vehicle door having a window opening therein, said window opening being of substantially greater width at the'loottom than at the top, said door being formed to provide a slot in one of the jamb faces thereof, said slot'communieating with said window opening. said slot being of substantially shorter length than the transverse width of said window opening.

2. In a vehicle door having a generally trapezoidal window opening therein, said opening being of greater width at the bottom than at theto-p, a slot communicating with said opening and extending through one'of the jamb faces of the door to facilitate the mounting of a window in said opening, and means for closing said slot, said means serving to guide said window during adjustment.

3. In a vehicle door having a window opening therein,- a pair of "sheet metal stampings secured together in their marginal edges and in the marginal edges of said window opening, one of said stampings having an upwardly extending slot therein adjacentsaid window opening, said slot 'being of 'suflicient vertical height to permit the insertion of a window therethrough in said door after the securement of said stampings together.

4. A vehicle door construction comprising a pair of sheet metal stampings having registering ge'nerally trapezoidal window openings therein,

onejof said stampingsbeing preformed to'fprovide a jamb face for said door and joined to the other of said stampings in their marginal edges,

-thejamb. face of said door adjacent one of the lateral sides of said window opening having a slot therein to permit insertion of a window laterally between said stampings after said stampings have been secured together and means for closing said slot.

5. A vehicle door construction comprising a pair of sheet metal stampings having registering generally trapezoidal window openings therein, one of said stampings being preformed to provide a jamb face for said door and joined to the other of said stampings in their marginal edges, the jamb face of said door adjacent one of the lateral sides of said Window opening having a slot therein to permit insertion of a window laterally between said stampings after said stampings have been secured together and a cover plate removably mounted on the jamb face of said door for closing said slot, said coverplate having a portion adapted to guide said window during vertica movement.

6. A vehicle door construction comprising a pair of sheet metal stampings having registering generally trapezoidal window openings therein, one of said stampings being preformed to provide 'a jamb face for said door and joined to the other of said stampings in their marginal edges, the jamb face of said door adjacent one of the lateral sides of said window opening having a slot therein to permit insertion of a window laterally between said stampings after said stampings have been secured together and a cover plate removably mounted on the jamb face of said door for closing said slot; said cover plate having a portion providing the base of a glass run channel for guiding said window during vertical movement.

7. A vehicle door construction comprising a pair of sheet metal stampings secured together in their marginal edges and spaced in their body portions, said stampings having registering aperthe side walls of upwardly extending glass run channels at the lateral sides of said window opening, one of said stampings being preformed to provide a slot in the jamb face of the door at the lateral side of said window opening to permit the insertion of a window in said door after the securement of said stampings together and means for closing said slot, said last mentioned means providing a base for one of said glass run channels.

8. A vehicle door construction comprising a pair of sheet metal stampings secured together in their marginal edges and spaced in their body portions, said stampings having registering apertures therein serving to provide a window opening of substantially greater width at the bottom than at the top, said stampings serving to support the side Walls of upwardly extending glass run channels at the lateral sides of said window opening, one of said stampings being preformed to provide a slot in the jamb face of the door at the lateral side of said window opening to permit the insertion of a window in said door after the securement of said stampings together and a cover plate for closing said slot removably mounted on the jamb face of said door, the central portion of said cover plate being depressed inwardly to provide a base for one of said glass run channels.

CHARLES H. WIDMAN.