Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Corporation

Hyundai Steel Company

Je-Won Choi

Ji-Hwan Kim

Ji-Heon Lee

Jung-Yong Park

Baek-Gu Kang

Dae-Chul Kim

Jeong-Real Kim

Yeung-Mo Choi

Kyoung-Su Jin

An outer belt integrated door for a vehicle including an external panel, an internal panel fastened to an internal surface of the external panel, and a door glass provided between the external panel and the internal panel includes a coupling block portion provided on an upper internal surface of the external panel and a hidden lip coupled to the coupling block portion and configured to seal between the external panel and the door glass.

Outer belt integrated door for vehicle

A panel door applied for a vehicle including a stiffness member made of a plastic material and integrally formed on an internal surface of the panel door, includes an external panel, an internal panel coupled to the external panel, and a stiffness member formed to connect a frame forming a circumference and stiffness elements provided for reinforcing stiffness inside the frame and coupled to at least one of the external panel and the internal panel.

Panel door for vehicle having improved stiffness

A structure and method for mounting a flag-type side mirror securely fastens the flag-type side mirror on a door panel of a vehicle. The method includes: passing a wiring mounted to the flag-type side mirror through through-holes formed in an outer belt rail, a quadrant reinforce, and an inner panel of the door; placing the flag-type side mirror at a position to be installed; arranging a mirror neck of the flag-type side mirror to abut on the quadrant reinforce through an outer panel of the door; passing a fastening member through the outer belt rail and the quadrant reinforce; and fastening the fastening member to an end of the mirror neck by operating a tool in a direction from inside to outside of the vehicle.

Structure and method for mounting flag-type side mirror

A frame structure of a vehicle includes: a first member composed of a metal plate, and a second member composed of a metal plate having a thickness thinner than that of the first member, the second member integrally connected to the first member by welding. The connection portion between the first member and the second member has an inclined surface configured to obliquely connect an upper surface of the first member and an upper surface of the second member such that the upper surface of the second member is positioned to be lowered than the upper surface of the first member in a gradual manner.

Frame structure of vehicle

Rear door panel for automobile

A panel assembly for a vehicle made of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: an external panel, an internal panelhaving the circumference bonded to the circumference of the external panel, and made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion different from a coefficient of thermal expansion of the external panel, and at least one deformation absorption panelconnected to at least one of the external paneland the internal panelon the circumferences of the external paneland the internal panel, and for absorbing an amount of thermal deformation according to a change in temperatures of the external paneland the internal panelwhen the external paneland the internal panelare thermally deformed.

Panel assembly for vehicle made of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion

Embodiments provide a B-pillarless opposite sliding door in which a hook fastening means is used instead of an upper latch to be installed at an upper end of the B pillarless opposite sliding door. An upper end of a door B-pillar beam, which serves to support a B-pillar, can fastened to a roof part of a vehicle body to ensure a ceiling strength performance when the hook fastening means is applied.

B-pillarless opposite sliding door

A structure and method for mounting a flag-type side mirror securely fastens the flag-type side mirror on a door panel of a vehicle. The structure includes: a mirror neck () of the flag-type side mirror which is fastened to the door () formed with a plurality of panels bonded to each other, where the mirror neck () has an end fastened to one panel of the plurality of panels of the door (), and a portion of the panel to which the mirror neck () is fastened is circumferentially bonded to another panel of the plurality of panels of the door ().

A structure of a sliding trim cover is for opposite sliding doors and includes: a center rail mounted at a center inside the opposite sliding doors in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body; a trim unit including an upper trim and a lower trim to surround the center rail to prevent the center rail from being exposed to the outside; an opening between the upper trim and the lower trim; a center roller, which includes a fixing unit and a rolling unit, the center roller being coupled to the center rail through the opening; and a sliding trim cover with one end connected to the rolling unit. The sliding trim cover slides in parallel with the center rail to open or close the opening when the door is opened or closed. The sliding trim cover opens the opening when the door is opened and completely closes the opening when the door is closed.

Structure of a sliding trim cover for opposite sliding doors

An impact beam having a bent structure is provided. The impact beam is mounted at a lateral portion of each door in a vertical direction of a vehicle body and supports the door in the vertical direction. An upper end of the impact beam extends to support a roof panel and a lower end of the impact beam extends to a lower roller mounting portion. The impact beam is bent in an L shape and a T shape based on a curvature of the door.

Impact beam with bent structure and bending apparatus

A weather strip structure for vehicle may include a body weather strip mounted on an opening flange and sealing a gap between a vehicle body and the doors; and an upper weather strip mounted on a roof panel and sealing a gap between the roof panel and the vehicle body; a bent portion into which a cowl cross bar is inserted and which is curvedly mounted along the vehicle body at a lateral side of a mounting unit mounted on the vehicle body; a rectilinear portion which rectilinearly connects end portions of the bent portion along the opening flange; and a frame portion which is connected to intersection points between the bent portion and the rectilinear portion and defines a frame of the body weather strip, wherein a hollow space is formed between the rectilinear portion and the bent portion, and the mounting unit is positioned inside the hollow space.

Weather strip structure for vehicle mounted with opposite sliding doors

A sealing structure for a vehicle door seals a gap between a door and body of the vehicle and includes a sealed portion as a gap between the body and a door inner pane. A body weather strip is mounted at a first side of a lateral most portion of the sealed portion along a rim of an opening portion of the body and seals the gap between the body and door. An upper weather strip is mounted at a second side of the lateral most portion of the sealed portion along a roof panel and seals gaps between the roof panel, body, and door. A door weather strip is mounted in the sealed portion between the body and upper weather strips to be spaced apart from the body and upper weather strips, extends along the rim of the opening portion, and seals the gap between the body and door.

Sealing structure for vehicle door

A rigidity reinforcing structure for B-pillarless opposite sliding doors may include a column impact beam which is vertically mounted at one side of the door to support the door in an up-down direction of a vehicle; a center rail which is horizontally mounted at a center portion of the door to support the door in a front-rear direction of the vehicle and allows the door to slide; and a lower impact beam which is horizontally mounted at a lower side of the door to support the door in the front-rear rear direction and has one end portion where an intersection portion between the lower impact beam and the column impact beam is formed.

Reinforcement structure for B-pillarless opposite sliding doors

A vehicle includes a door and a door frame installed along a circumference of the door. An upper portion of the door frame is joined to an upper end portion of an inner panel. The upper end portion of the door frame is extended toward the inside of the vehicle to form a coupling portion. A weather strip is mounted on the inner panel along the circumference of the door, the weather strip being coupled to the coupling portion of the inner panel. A first coupling element by which one side of the weather strip is fixed is formed at the coupling portion and a second coupling element is coupled with the first coupling element at the coupling portion so that the weather strip is directly coupled with the door frame.

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Anyang-si, South Korea

Je-Won Choi