Motor vehicle door
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1. A motor vehicle door comprising:
- a door body having an inner door panel, and a window lifter disposed in the door body, wherein the lifter includes a rigid guide rail on which a carrier for a window pane can be displaceably disposed and a window lifter regulating mechanism, wherein the guide rail has a first end and a second end, both ends connected to the door body at different locations to stabilize the door, wherein at least one functional element which is not part of the regulating mechanism of the window lifter is connected to both the guide rail and the door body, wherein the door body defines an access opening and the guide rail is connected to the door body across the access opening, wherein the access opening has edges along its perimeter, wherein the edges include first and second edges, wherein the door body has a first location adjacent the first edge of the access opening, and a second location across the access opening from the first location and adjacent the second edge of the access opening, wherein the first end of the guide rail is connected to the door body at the first location, and the second end of the guide rail is connected to the door body at the second location.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a motor vehicle door with a door body, an inner door panel, and a window lifter disposed in the door body, which lifter includes a guide rail, on which a carrier for a window pane is displaceably disposed. According to the invention, at least one functional element which is not part of the regulating mechanism of the window lifter is connected to both the guide rail and the door body.
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23 Claims
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1. A motor vehicle door comprising:
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a door body having an inner door panel, and a window lifter disposed in the door body, wherein the lifter includes a rigid guide rail on which a carrier for a window pane can be displaceably disposed and a window lifter regulating mechanism, wherein the guide rail has a first end and a second end, both ends connected to the door body at different locations to stabilize the door, wherein at least one functional element which is not part of the regulating mechanism of the window lifter is connected to both the guide rail and the door body, wherein the door body defines an access opening and the guide rail is connected to the door body across the access opening, wherein the access opening has edges along its perimeter, wherein the edges include first and second edges, wherein the door body has a first location adjacent the first edge of the access opening, and a second location across the access opening from the first location and adjacent the second edge of the access opening, wherein the first end of the guide rail is connected to the door body at the first location, and the second end of the guide rail is connected to the door body at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A motor vehicle door comprising:
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a door body having a first location, a second location below the first location, and a third location spaced from the first and second locations;
a window lifter disposed in the door body, and having a window lifter regulating mechanism and a rigid guide rail on which a carrier for a window pane can be displaceably disposed, wherein the guide rail has a top end connected at the first location and a bottom end connected at the second location such that the guide rail forms a rigid support for the door body; and
a functional element having a first end connected at the third location and a second end connected to the guide rail between the top end and the bottom end of the guide rail such that the functional element forms a rigid support between the door body and the guide rail, wherein the functional element is not a part of the regulating mechanism of the window lifter. - View Dependent Claims (23)
wherein the access opening has edges along its perimeter, wherein the edges include first and second edges, wherein the first location is adjacent the first edge of the access opening, and the second location is across the access opening from the first location and adjacent the second edge of the access opening.
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