Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Hiroyuki Takagai

Osamu Kobayashi

Yuujiro Tashima

Takahiro Kawase

Kazuaki Hiwatashi

Atsushi Noto

Hiroshige Tanaka

When a first weather strip is mounted in a door panel, first, a hook portion of the first weather strip is locked to a lock hole formed so as to be open in the door panel. Next, a clip portion of the first weather strip is engaged with a clip hole formed so as to be open in the door panel. A second weather strip is mounted on an opposite side of the door panel opposite to the first weather strip. With the above, the first weather strip and the second weather strip are mounted in the door panel from both directions extending in the vehicle width direction, and a first lip of the first weather strip and a second lip of the second weather strip continue in a longitudinal direction.

Vehicular door structure

A door structure of a vehicle, capable of reliably transmitting a load, is provided. A rear side door () includes an inner panel () and an elongated door beam () that is attached to an outer side of the inner panel () in a vehicle width direction of a vehicle body and arranged along a front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The door beam () includes a first plate portion () of a first bracket (), which has a first surface intersecting an axis along the vehicle width direction, and a vehicle width direction plate portion () of a second bracket (), which has a second surface intersecting an axis along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The door beam () is joined to the inner panel () via both the first plate portion () and a second plate portion ().

Door structure of vehicle

A vehicle door handle device whereby a door is kept in a locked state by a locking device even if excessive external force is applied to an operation handle. A vehicle door handle device includes a handle base with which an operation handle and a cable are integrated. The handle base has a first portion including a securing part fixed to a door panel, and a second portion including a handle attachment part and a cable fixing part. The handle base further has a weak part between the first portion and the second portion, the weak part being designed to have lower rupture strength than these portions.

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Saitama, Japan

Hiroyuki Takagai