WO2004014681A1 - A vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door - Google Patents

A vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door Download PDF

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WO2004014681A1
WO2004014681A1 PCT/SE2003/001257 SE0301257W WO2004014681A1 WO 2004014681 A1 WO2004014681 A1 WO 2004014681A1 SE 0301257 W SE0301257 W SE 0301257W WO 2004014681 A1 WO2004014681 A1 WO 2004014681A1
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Hans Bodin
Martin Jonsson
Jan Krispinsson
Lars WIKSTRÖM
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Ssab Hardtech Ab
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Priority to US10/523,040 priority patent/US7059657B2/en
Priority to AU2003251264A priority patent/AU2003251264A1/en
Priority to JP2004527477A priority patent/JP4262201B2/en
Priority to AT03784720T priority patent/ATE505353T1/en
Priority to EP03784720A priority patent/EP1551653B1/en
Publication of WO2004014681A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004014681A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/042—Reinforcement elements
    • B60J5/0455—Reinforcement elements integrated in door structure or other door elements, e.g. beam-like shapes stamped in inner door panel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D22/00—Shaping without cutting, by stamping, spinning, or deep-drawing
    • B21D22/02—Stamping using rigid devices or tools
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/0412—Lower door structure
    • B60J5/0416—Assembly panels to be installed in doors as a module with components, e.g. lock or window lifter, attached thereto
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/042—Reinforcement elements
    • B60J5/0422—Elongated type elements, e.g. beams, cables, belts or wires
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/042—Reinforcement elements
    • B60J5/0422—Elongated type elements, e.g. beams, cables, belts or wires
    • B60J5/0423—Elongated type elements, e.g. beams, cables, belts or wires characterised by position in the lower door structure
    • B60J5/0425—Elongated type elements, e.g. beams, cables, belts or wires characterised by position in the lower door structure the elements being arranged essentially horizontal in the centre of the lower door structure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/0463—Conceptual assembling of door, i.e. how door frame parts should be fitted together to form door
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/0468—Fixation or mounting means specific for door components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J5/00—Doors
    • B60J5/04—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides
    • B60J5/048—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides characterised by the material
    • B60J5/0481—Doors arranged at the vehicle sides characterised by the material plastic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D65/00—Designing, manufacturing, e.g. assembling, facilitating disassembly, or structurally modifying motor vehicles or trailers, not otherwise provided for
    • B62D65/02—Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
    • B60Y2200/00—Type of vehicle
    • B60Y2200/10—Road Vehicles
    • B60Y2200/11—Passenger cars; Automobiles

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  • This invention relates to a vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door.
  • Modern vehicle doors usually comprise a supporting deep drawn so called inner panel with a thickness that is the thickness ofthe door.
  • An outer panel is bent around the edges of the inner panel and secured with cement.
  • the inner panel is deep drawn and it can therefore not be made of high strength steel.
  • a so called waist rail under the window is welded to the inner panel and it can be located inside of or outside of the window.
  • a side impact guard beam of steel with considerably higher strength than the steel of the inner panel is also welded to the inner panel and located close to the outer panel.
  • a flat trim is fastened to the inner panel.
  • the end sides of the door consist solely of the end sides of the inner panel and the inner panel side adjacent the vehicle interior has only relatively small openings, which makes the mounting of the inner details of the door difficult.
  • a vehicle door that is light in weight and strong and which can be made at a low cost and makes the mounting of the elements of the door simple such as the mounting of the window structure of the door.
  • a vehicle door that comprises: a supporting frame of high strength steel with side impact guard beam, an outer panel fastened on the frame so that the side impact guard beam will be close to the frame, a beam structure releasably mounted on the frame, and an inner panel fastened on the beam structure, the window structure of the door being mounted on the releasable beam structure and located between the frame and the beam structure.
  • the method according to the invention comprises that a supporting frame of high strength steel including a side impact guard beam is made, an outer panel is fastened on the frame so that the side impact guard beam will be close to the outer panel, and a beam structure is mounted on the frame, a window structure being mounted on the beam structure before the mounting of the beam structure so that the window structure will be located between the frame and the beam structure when the beam structure is in place.
  • the supporting frame can suitably be made by hot-stamping a blank of hardenable steel sheet and hardening the thus formed frame with integrated side impact guard beam while it is in the forming tools.
  • the outer panel is then fastened to the supporting frame of the door so that the side impact guard beam of the frame will be close to the outer panel.
  • the inner panel need not have a supporting function and it can therefore be made for example of plastics.
  • This inner panel can be made deep to cover a major part of the thickness (width) of the door instead of the supporting element extending over practically the entire thickness of the door.
  • the supporting frame may have a thickness that is less than half the thickness of the door. The forming of the frame is facilitated if the frame is thin relative to the thickness of the entire door, and a frame can therefore be made that has very high strength steel. In a conventionally built door with a supporting part that is formed deeper, one must use steel with a lower strength.
  • the frame can be relatively thin, it can alternatively be cold formed in high-strength cold forming steel, but as high strength can not be reached as in the press hardening process. In the latter process, a yield strength over 800 N/mm 2 or even over 1000 N/mm 2 can be reached. The elongation to rupture will also be reduced in cold forming as compared to hot forming.
  • a vehicle door according to the invention will be advantageous also if it has a comparatively low strength, for example a yield strength of 350 N/mm 2 . However, a cold-forming steel with a yield strength of 500 N/mm 2 or even higher can probably be used.
  • the door assembly will be simplified and all the elements of the door can be easily accessible if the unit is screwed loose. It is advantageous that also the inner panel be pre-mounted on the beam structure. One will then get a door that consists of a supporting frame with outer panel, onto which a beam structure is mounted on which practically all other elements of the door are pre-mounted.
  • Figure 1 shows a frame for a left front door. It is shown obliquely from inside/front.
  • Figure 3 is a vertical section through the frame shown in figures 1 and 2 and the figure shows also an outer panel.
  • Figure 4 is a view of a beam structure adapted to be mounted on the frame shown in figures 1-3.
  • the beam structure carries the window structure and the lock and it is seen from the inside.
  • Figure 5 shows the same structure as figure 4 but seen from outside.
  • Figure 6 shows the structure shown in figures 4 and 5 screwed to form a unit with an inner panel.
  • Figure 7 shows the structure shown in figure 6 mounted on the frame shown in figures 1-3.
  • Figure 8 corresponds to figure 7 but shows the door of figure 7 seen from inside and obliquely from behind.
  • Figure 9 shows the door in figure 8 seen obliquely from front.
  • Figure 10 is an exploded view of the door shown in figures 6-9.
  • Figure 11 corresponds to figure 1 , but shows a somewhat modified design.
  • Figure 12 corresponds to figure 2 and shows the design of figure 11. Description in detail of the illustrated embodiment
  • Figure 1 shows a frame 10 of a left door of a vehicle, and the frame is seen from the inside and obliquely from front.
  • Figure 2 shows the same frame seen obliquely from behind.
  • the frame is formed from a flat steel sheet so that it has got an annular hat beam 13-16 with a crown 12 and side flanges 17,18.
  • the outer side flanges 17 have varying width as best can be seen in figure 3 so that they will adapt to the outer panel of the door.
  • the hat beam has its crown 12 facing the inside of the vehicle.
  • the hat beam has four straight parts 13,14,15,16 joined by bends.
  • a hole 20,21 is formed in the middle of the annular hat beam and a side impact guard beam 22 extends between the beam portions 13 and 15 and bridges the hole 20,21.
  • the beam 22 can also have an open profile with its crown facing inwards as shown, but it may also have a cover attached to it by spot welding. It may also have another cross section and it may for example have a double-hat profile with its open side facing inwards. Different parts of the hat beam 13-16 may have different transverse profile and may be a double hat at some locations.
  • the hinges of the door are fastened to welded nuts 24,25 and 26,27, respectively.
  • FIG 3 An outer panel 28 of sheet metal is shown in figure 3. It is bent around the outer flange 17 of the hat beam portions 13,15,16 with cement in its folds. In figure 3, the bend 29 is shown but, for clarity, it is shown separate and not bent around the side flange 17.
  • the side impact guard beam 22, as well as the other parts of the entire supporting framelO will be just adjacent the outer panel, that is, the impact guard will be as far out from the passenger as possible, which is advantageous.
  • Figures 4 and 5 show a beam structure 30 formed from a single piece of sheet metal. It has two hat beams 31 ,32, which at their rear ends carry the lock 33 of the door.
  • the armrest 38 carries the door handle 39 that controls the lock through a rod 40.
  • the inner panel screwed to the beam structure 30 is not shown.
  • the inner panel 41 is clamped between the beam structure 30 and the arm rest 38.
  • the beam structure 30 can be so designed that it can be made of high strength cold-forming steel, but it can also be made according to the press-hardening method.
  • the unit 30-41 is also shown screwed together as figure 6 but the arm rest and the door handle are missing in this figure.
  • Figure 7 shows the unit of figure 6 screwed to the frame 10.
  • the outer panel are fastened to the frame before the mounting of the unit 30-41 , but the outer panel is not shown in figure 7.
  • the entire unit 30-41 is fastened to the frame by the ends of the beam structure 30 being fastened by screws 48-53 screwed into nuts welded to the frame 10.
  • the frame 10 is comparatively thin and the inner panel 41 comparatively deep.
  • the inner panel is not supporting and can for example be of plastics.
  • the supporting element of the door, the frame 10 with its side impact guard beam 22, will be close to the outer panel 28, which, as to side impacts, will be advantageous from the safety point of view.
  • a trim 54 is shown which is moved past the arm rest 38 and fastened to the inner panel 41.
  • the door can easily be opened by the removal of the trim 54 and, after unscrewing the six screws 48-53, the entire unit 30-41 can be removed. All the elements of the door are then in the removed unit.
  • the lock 33 and the door handle 39 with the rod 40 are missing in figure 10.
  • the inner panel 41 and the beam structure 30 may first mount the beam structure and then mount the inner panel on the beam structure.
  • the inner panel can then be fastened by a few smaller screws. It can be press formed or mould to get a finished surface and a separate trim will then not be necessary.
  • Figures 8 and 9 show an assembled door with its trim 54 fastened on the inner panel 41.
  • the trim can for example be snapped on.
  • the inner panel can be designed not to need a complete cover but only to need cover on the screws that otherwise would be visible.
  • the inner panel 36 has end sides and a bottom that connect to the hat beam of the frame, and the frame and the inner panel form together the end sides and the bottom of the door.
  • the inner panel has also an upper end that connects to the window 35.
  • the inner panel seals off the interior of the door and seals off against dust and damp at the same time as it dampens sound.
  • Figures 11 and 12 correspond to figures 1 and 2 and show such a rear view mount 55 that is integrated with the frame 10.

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Abstract

A supporting frame 10 of a door with an integrated side impact guard beam 22 is made of high strength steel. The outer panel 28 of the door will be close to the side impact guard beam. All the interior units of the door, such as lock and window structure 34-37 with window frame 37, are mounted on a beam structure 30. The beam structure is then mounted on the frame 10 so that the window structure will be between the frame 10 and the beam structure 30.

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A vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door
Technical field of the invention
This invention relates to a vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door.
Technical background ofthe invention and brief description of prior art.
Modern vehicle doors usually comprise a supporting deep drawn so called inner panel with a thickness that is the thickness ofthe door. An outer panel is bent around the edges of the inner panel and secured with cement. The inner panel is deep drawn and it can therefore not be made of high strength steel. A so called waist rail under the window is welded to the inner panel and it can be located inside of or outside of the window. A side impact guard beam of steel with considerably higher strength than the steel of the inner panel is also welded to the inner panel and located close to the outer panel. A flat trim is fastened to the inner panel. The end sides of the door consist solely of the end sides of the inner panel and the inner panel side adjacent the vehicle interior has only relatively small openings, which makes the mounting of the inner details of the door difficult.
Object of invention and brief description of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide for a vehicle door that is light in weight and strong and which can be made at a low cost and makes the mounting of the elements of the door simple such as the mounting of the window structure of the door. This is achieved principally by a vehicle door that comprises: a supporting frame of high strength steel with side impact guard beam, an outer panel fastened on the frame so that the side impact guard beam will be close to the frame, a beam structure releasably mounted on the frame, and an inner panel fastened on the beam structure, the window structure of the door being mounted on the releasable beam structure and located between the frame and the beam structure. 03 001257
2 The method according to the invention comprises that a supporting frame of high strength steel including a side impact guard beam is made, an outer panel is fastened on the frame so that the side impact guard beam will be close to the outer panel, and a beam structure is mounted on the frame, a window structure being mounted on the beam structure before the mounting of the beam structure so that the window structure will be located between the frame and the beam structure when the beam structure is in place.
The supporting frame can suitably be made by hot-stamping a blank of hardenable steel sheet and hardening the thus formed frame with integrated side impact guard beam while it is in the forming tools. When assembling the door, the outer panel is then fastened to the supporting frame of the door so that the side impact guard beam of the frame will be close to the outer panel.
In this way, a very high strength of the frame can be achieved and the inner panel need not have a supporting function and it can therefore be made for example of plastics. This inner panel can be made deep to cover a major part of the thickness (width) of the door instead of the supporting element extending over practically the entire thickness of the door. The supporting frame may have a thickness that is less than half the thickness of the door. The forming of the frame is facilitated if the frame is thin relative to the thickness of the entire door, and a frame can therefore be made that has very high strength steel. In a conventionally built door with a supporting part that is formed deeper, one must use steel with a lower strength. Since the frame can be relatively thin, it can alternatively be cold formed in high-strength cold forming steel, but as high strength can not be reached as in the press hardening process. In the latter process, a yield strength over 800 N/mm2 or even over 1000 N/mm2 can be reached. The elongation to rupture will also be reduced in cold forming as compared to hot forming. A vehicle door according to the invention will be advantageous also if it has a comparatively low strength, for example a yield strength of 350 N/mm2. However, a cold-forming steel with a yield strength of 500 N/mm2 or even higher can probably be used. Since the entire window structure and also other details such as the door lock can be pre-mounted on a beam structure to form a unit, the door assembly will be simplified and all the elements of the door can be easily accessible if the unit is screwed loose. It is advantageous that also the inner panel be pre-mounted on the beam structure. One will then get a door that consists of a supporting frame with outer panel, onto which a beam structure is mounted on which practically all other elements of the door are pre-mounted.
The invention is defined by the claims.
Brief description of the drawings, which show a preferred embodiment of the invention
• Figure 1 shows a frame for a left front door. It is shown obliquely from inside/front.
• Figure 2 show thee same door seen from inside/behind.
• Figure 3 is a vertical section through the frame shown in figures 1 and 2 and the figure shows also an outer panel.
• Figure 4 is a view of a beam structure adapted to be mounted on the frame shown in figures 1-3. The beam structure carries the window structure and the lock and it is seen from the inside.
• Figure 5 shows the same structure as figure 4 but seen from outside.
• Figure 6 shows the structure shown in figures 4 and 5 screwed to form a unit with an inner panel.
• Figure 7 shows the structure shown in figure 6 mounted on the frame shown in figures 1-3.
• Figure 8 corresponds to figure 7 but shows the door of figure 7 seen from inside and obliquely from behind.
• Figure 9 shows the door in figure 8 seen obliquely from front.
• Figure 10 is an exploded view of the door shown in figures 6-9.
• Figure 11 corresponds to figure 1 , but shows a somewhat modified design.
• Figure 12 corresponds to figure 2 and shows the design of figure 11. Description in detail of the illustrated embodiment
Figure 1 shows a frame 10 of a left door of a vehicle, and the frame is seen from the inside and obliquely from front. Figure 2 shows the same frame seen obliquely from behind. The frame is formed from a flat steel sheet so that it has got an annular hat beam 13-16 with a crown 12 and side flanges 17,18. The outer side flanges 17 have varying width as best can be seen in figure 3 so that they will adapt to the outer panel of the door. The hat beam has its crown 12 facing the inside of the vehicle. The hat beam has four straight parts 13,14,15,16 joined by bends. A hole 20,21 is formed in the middle of the annular hat beam and a side impact guard beam 22 extends between the beam portions 13 and 15 and bridges the hole 20,21. The beam 22 can also have an open profile with its crown facing inwards as shown, but it may also have a cover attached to it by spot welding. It may also have another cross section and it may for example have a double-hat profile with its open side facing inwards. Different parts of the hat beam 13-16 may have different transverse profile and may be a double hat at some locations. The hinges of the door are fastened to welded nuts 24,25 and 26,27, respectively.
An outer panel 28 of sheet metal is shown in figure 3. It is bent around the outer flange 17 of the hat beam portions 13,15,16 with cement in its folds. In figure 3, the bend 29 is shown but, for clarity, it is shown separate and not bent around the side flange 17. The side impact guard beam 22, as well as the other parts of the entire supporting framelO will be just adjacent the outer panel, that is, the impact guard will be as far out from the passenger as possible, which is advantageous.
Figures 4 and 5 show a beam structure 30 formed from a single piece of sheet metal. It has two hat beams 31 ,32, which at their rear ends carry the lock 33 of the door. The entire window structure including the window frame 34, that also forms guides for the pane 35, and the window lift 36 with its electric motor, is fastened to the beam structure 30 by screws. The armrest 38 carries the door handle 39 that controls the lock through a rod 40. For clarity, the inner panel screwed to the beam structure 30 is not shown. The inner panel 41 is clamped between the beam structure 30 and the arm rest 38. The beam structure 30 can be so designed that it can be made of high strength cold-forming steel, but it can also be made according to the press-hardening method.
In the exploded view, Figure 10, the various elements 30-38 are shown as well as the inner panel 41 and they are all screwed together into a unit. The door handle 39 and the rod 40, however, are missing in figure 10, but they form part of the unit. This unit 30-41 contains practically all the elements of the door except for the supporting frame 10 and the outer panel joined thereto.
The unit 30-41 is also shown screwed together as figure 6 but the arm rest and the door handle are missing in this figure. Figure 7 shows the unit of figure 6 screwed to the frame 10. The outer panel are fastened to the frame before the mounting of the unit 30-41 , but the outer panel is not shown in figure 7.
The entire unit 30-41 is fastened to the frame by the ends of the beam structure 30 being fastened by screws 48-53 screwed into nuts welded to the frame 10. The frame 10 is comparatively thin and the inner panel 41 comparatively deep. The inner panel is not supporting and can for example be of plastics. The supporting element of the door, the frame 10 with its side impact guard beam 22, will be close to the outer panel 28, which, as to side impacts, will be advantageous from the safety point of view.
In figure 10, a trim 54 is shown which is moved past the arm rest 38 and fastened to the inner panel 41. When necessary for service, the door can easily be opened by the removal of the trim 54 and, after unscrewing the six screws 48-53, the entire unit 30-41 can be removed. All the elements of the door are then in the removed unit. The lock 33 and the door handle 39 with the rod 40 are missing in figure 10.
Instead of mounting the inner panel 41 and the beam structure 30 in common in the way illustrated, one may first mount the beam structure and then mount the inner panel on the beam structure. The inner panel can then be fastened by a few smaller screws. It can be press formed or mould to get a finished surface and a separate trim will then not be necessary.
Figures 8 and 9 show an assembled door with its trim 54 fastened on the inner panel 41. The trim can for example be snapped on. Alternatively, the inner panel can be designed not to need a complete cover but only to need cover on the screws that otherwise would be visible. The inner panel 36 has end sides and a bottom that connect to the hat beam of the frame, and the frame and the inner panel form together the end sides and the bottom of the door. The inner panel has also an upper end that connects to the window 35. Thus, the inner panel seals off the interior of the door and seals off against dust and damp at the same time as it dampens sound.
In the preceding figures, the mount for the rear view mirror has not been shown. Figures 11 and 12 correspond to figures 1 and 2 and show such a rear view mount 55 that is integrated with the frame 10.

Claims

Claims
1. A vehicle door, characterised by a supporting frame (10) of high strength steel with side impact guard beam
(22), an outer panel (28) fastened on the frame so that the side impact guard beam will be close to the outer panel, a beam structure (30) releasably mounted on the frame, and an inner panel (41) fastened on the beam structure, the window structure (34-37) of the door being mounted on the releasable beam structure (30) and located between the frame (10) and the beam structure (30).
2. A vehicle door according to claim 1 , characterised in that the window structure comprises the window frame (34) of the door.
3. A vehicle door according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the lock (33) of the door is mounted in the releasable beam structure.
4. A vehicle door according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the inner panel (41) is made of plastics.
5. A vehicle door according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a major part of the inner panel (41) is covered by a trim (54).
6. A vehicle door according to claim 5, characterised in that the trim (54) adjoins the window.
7. A vehicle door according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the thickness of the frame (10) is less than half the thickness of the door. A vehicle door according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the steel of the frame (10) of the door has a yield strength of at least 800 N/mm2, preferably at least 1000 N/mm2.
A method of manufacturing a vehicle door, characterised in that a supporting frame (10) of high strength steel including a side impact guard beam (22) is produced, an outer panel (28) is fastened on the frame so that the side impact guard beam will be close to the outer panel, and a beam structure (30) is mounted on the frame (10), a window structure (34-37) being mounted on the beam structure (30) before the mounting of the beam structure so that the window structure will be located between the frame (10) and the beam structure (30) when the beam structure is in place.
A method according to claim 9, characterised in that the window structure (34-37) includes the window frame (34) of the door and is mounted on the beam structure (30). A method according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that the lock (33) of the door is mounted on the beam structure before the beam structure is mounted on the frame (10).
A method according to any one of the claims 9-11 , characterised in that an inner panel (41) is mounted on the beam structure before the beam structure is mounted on the frame (10).
A method according to any one of the claims 9-12, characterised in that a blank of sheet steel is formed to form the frame (10) with integrated impact guard beam (22). A method according to any one of the claims 9-13, characterised in that the supporting frame (10) is formed by hot stamping of a hardenable blank and hardened while remaining in the forming tools.
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DE60336742T DE60336742D1 (en) 2002-08-08 2003-08-07 VEHICLE DOOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DOOR
US10/523,040 US7059657B2 (en) 2002-08-08 2003-08-07 Vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door
AU2003251264A AU2003251264A1 (en) 2002-08-08 2003-08-07 A vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door
JP2004527477A JP4262201B2 (en) 2002-08-08 2003-08-07 Vehicle door and manufacturing method thereof
AT03784720T ATE505353T1 (en) 2002-08-08 2003-08-07 VEHICLE DOOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DOOR
EP03784720A EP1551653B1 (en) 2002-08-08 2003-08-07 A vehicle door and a method of manufacturing such a door

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