Door for vehicle

• US 20070145771A1
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Kosaka, Naoya, Tanaka, Yoshinori, Tsuruta, Takayuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,631,925 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/146.600
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/17 vertically
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0427 the elements being arranged along the lower edge of door
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0437 characterised by the attachment means to the door, e.g. releasable attachment means
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 5/0443 Beams

Abstract

A vehicular door includes an inner panel provided on an inner surface-side of an outer panel; a side impact beam provided between the outer panel and the inner panel; and a support member which is provided between the inner panel and the side impact beam, and which is connected to at least one of the inner panel and the side impact beam.

Claims

1. A vehicular door comprising:

an outer panel;

an inner panel provided on an inner surface-side of the outer panel;

a side impact beam provided between the outer panel and the inner panel; and

a support member which is provided between the inner panel and the side impact beam, and which is connected to at least one of the inner panel and the side impact beam.

2. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein

the support member includes a first portion and a second portion that are adjacent to each other in a vehicle-width direction;

and

the first portion is adjacent to the side impact beam, and an upper end of the second portion is lower than an upper end of the first portion in a vehicle-height direction.

3. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein the support member is provided to face a center portion of the side impact beam in a longitudinal direction.

4. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein a bulk is provided on an inner side of the support member.

5. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein the support member has a cup shape.

6. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein a bead portion is provided in the support member.

7. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein a side impact beam-side of the support member has an arc shape.

8. The vehicular door according to claim 1, wherein the support member is made of a resin material, and has a block shape.

9. A vehicular door comprising:

an outer panel;

an inner panel provided on an inner surface-side of the outer panel;

a side impact beam provided between the outer panel and the inner panel;

a load-receiving member which is provided between the inner panel and the side impact beam, and provided away from the inner panel, and which has both end portions connected to at least one of the inner panel and the side impact beam; and

a support member which is provided between the load-receiving member and the side impact beam, and which is connected to at least one of the load-receiving member and the side impact beam.

10. The vehicular door according to claim 9, wherein the support member includes a recess through which the load-receiving member is guided.

11. The vehicular door according to claim 9, wherein the support member is a clip member that can be connected to both of the load-receiving member and the side impact beam.

12. A vehicular door comprising:

an outer panel;

an inner panel provided on an inner surface-side of the outer panel;

a side impact beam provided between the outer panel and the inner panel;

door glass; and

a support member which is connected to a lower portion of the door glass, and which is disposed between the inner panel and the side impact beam.

13. The vehicular door according to claim 12, further comprising:

an electric motor that moves the door glass upward or downward;

a sensor that detects an object beside a vehicle;

a determination device that determines whether there is a possibility of a lateral collision with the object based on a signal from the sensor, and

a drive device that drives the electric motor so that the support member is adjacent to the side impact beam in a vehicle-width direction when the determination device determines that there is the possibility of the lateral collision.

14. A vehicular door comprising:

an outer panel;

an inner panel provided on an inner surface-side of the outer panel;

door glass; and

a reinforcement member which has a first portion and a second portion, and which is connected to a lower portion of the door glass, and provided between the outer panel and the inner panel, wherein the first portion extends in a vehicle fore-and-aft direction, and has both end portions each of which is adjacent to a vehicle framework member in a vehicle-width direction, and the second portion is continuous with the first portion, and extends in the vehicle-width direction.

15. The vehicular door according to claim 14, further comprising:

an electric motor that moves the door glass upward or downward;

a sensor that detects an object beside a vehicle;

a determination device that determines whether there is a possibility of a lateral collision with the object based on a signal from the sensor, and

a drive device that drives the electric motor so that the reinforcement member is disposed at a predetermined position when the determination device determines that there is the possibility of the lateral collision.

16. The vehicular door according to claim 15, further comprising:

a seated position detection device that detects a position at which an occupant is seated,

wherein when the determination device determines that there is the possibility of the lateral collision, the drive device drives the electric motor so that the reinforcement member is disposed at a position that matches the position at which the occupant is seated in a vehicle-height direction.

17. The vehicular door according to claim 14, further comprising:

an other-vehicle detection device that detects a height position of a strengthening member of a vehicle other than a host vehicle; and

a drive device that moves the reinforcement member in the vehicle-height direction based on the height position of the strengthening member of the other vehicle, when there is a possibility that the host vehicle may have a lateral collision with the other vehicle.

18. The vehicular door according to claim 17, wherein

the other-vehicle detection device detects a height position of a bumper of the other vehicle;

and

when there is the possibility that the host vehicle may have the lateral collision with the other vehicle, the drive device moves the reinforcement member in the vehicle-height direction based on the height position of the bumper of the other vehicle, which is detected by the other-vehicle detection device.

19. The vehicular door according to claim 17, wherein when the height position of the strengthening member of the other vehicle is not detected by the other-vehicle detection device, the drive device moves the reinforcement member to a predetermined height position.

20. The vehicular door according to claim 19, wherein when the height position of the strengthening member of the other vehicle is not detected by the other-vehicle detection device, the drive device moves the reinforcement member to a position of approximately 400 mm to 500 mm above a ground.

21. The vehicular door according to claim 17 further comprising:

a vehicle-height detection device that detects a vehicle height of the host vehicle,

wherein the drive device moves the reinforcement member based on the vehicle height of the host vehicle, which is detected by the vehicle-height detection device.

22. The vehicular door according to claim 17 further comprising:

a clearance change device which is disposed between the door glass and the reinforcement member to connect the door glass and the reinforcement, and which changes a clearance between the door glass and the reinforcement member,

wherein the drive device moves the reinforcement member by driving the clearance change device.