Door fastening
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1. A vehicle sidewall comprising:
- at least one opening which can be closed by means of at least one cover;
at least one cover for closing said opening;
at least one guide rail in which said cover is displaceably mounted;
at least one auxiliary support disposed between the guide rail and the sidewall, which support is connected both to the sidewall and to the guide rail, wherein the guide rail is completely spaced apart from the sidewall by means of the auxiliary support and at least sections of the at least one auxiliary support are connected to (i) lateral profiles, (ii) to the underside of an upper profile of the opening, or (iii) to both lateral profiles and the underside of the upper profile of the opening.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a side panel (2) of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one opening (5) that can be closed with a cover. Said cover is slideably received in at least one guide rail (9) and at least one support (10) is provided that carries the guide rail (9) and that is linked with both the guide rail (9) and the side panel (2).
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1. A vehicle sidewall comprising:
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at least one opening which can be closed by means of at least one cover;
at least one cover for closing said opening;
at least one guide rail in which said cover is displaceably mounted;
at least one auxiliary support disposed between the guide rail and the sidewall, which support is connected both to the sidewall and to the guide rail, wherein the guide rail is completely spaced apart from the sidewall by means of the auxiliary support and at least sections of the at least one auxiliary support are connected to (i) lateral profiles, (ii) to the underside of an upper profile of the opening, or (iii) to both lateral profiles and the underside of the upper profile of the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of minimizing the deformation forces which are transmitted from a sidewall of a vehicle to a guide rail in which is displaceably mounted at least one cover of at least one opening in the sidewall, the method comprising:
providing an auxiliary support disposed between the guide rail and the sidewall, wherein the support is effective to minimize the deformation forces which are transmitted from the sidewall to the guide rail.
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