Tadashi Masuda

US Patent:

8186742, May 29, 2012

Filed:

Nov 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/610923

Inventors:

Naga A. Narayana - Farmington Hills MI, US
Erik Anderson - Plymouth MI, US
Micah P. Woolace - Commerce Township MI, US
Tadashi Masuda - Novi MI, US

Assignee:

Nissan North America, Inc. - Franklin TN

International Classification:

B60J 5/06

US Classification:

2961466, 296155, 49503

Abstract:

A vehicle sliding door structure includes an inner door panel, an outer door panel, a reinforcing bracket and a first bulkhead. The inner door panel has a vertically oriented sash section extending along an outboard facing surface thereof adjacent to a rearward side of an outer peripheral edge thereof. The sash section has a latch mechanism supporting part proximate a mid-region of the rearward side of the outer peripheral edge. The outer door panel is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the inner door panel. The reinforcing bracket is fixedly attached to the outboard facing surface of the inner door panel along a region of the sash section that extends from below the latch mechanism supporting part to above the latch mechanism supporting part. The first bulkhead is fixedly attached to the reinforcing bracket and extends from the reinforcing bracket toward the outer door panel.

US Patent:

8186743, May 29, 2012

Filed:

Nov 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/610963

Inventors:

Erik Anderson - Plymouth MI, US
Micah P. Woolace - Commerce Township MI, US
Naga A. Narayana - Farmington Hills MI, US
Tadashi Masuda - Novi MI, US

Assignee:

Nissan North America, Inc. - Franklin TN

International Classification:

B60J 5/06

US Classification:

2961466, 296155, 49503

Abstract:

A vehicle sliding door structure includes an inner door panel, an outer door panel, a reinforcing bracket and a first bulkhead. The inner door panel has a vertically oriented reinforced section extending along an outboard facing surface thereof adjacent to a rearward side of an outer peripheral edge thereof. The reinforced section has a latch mechanism supporting part proximate a mid-region of the rearward side of the outer peripheral edge. The outer door panel is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the inner door panel. The reinforcing bracket is fixedly attached to the outboard facing surface of the inner door panel along a region of the reinforced section that extends from below the latch mechanism supporting part to above the latch mechanism supporting part. The first bulkhead is fixedly attached to the reinforcing bracket and extends from the reinforcing bracket toward the outer door panel.

Author:

Tadashi Masuda

ISBN #:

0870407708