Mazda Motor Corporation

Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd.

Masahiro Nakashige

Kazuyuki Takeda

Tatsuya Nagai

Shinsuke Hirao

Reiko Tokuno

Manabu Ikegami

A hinge reinforcement comprises a reinforcement face portion which faces a door-hinge attachment face portion, an inside connection portion which longitudinally extends in a direction approaching a door center from an inside end portion, in a vehicle width direction, of the reinforcement face portion and is fixed to a door inside face portion, a first joint portion which longitudinally extends in the direction approaching the door center from the reinforcement face portion and is fixed to an impact bar, and a second joint portion which longitudinally extends in a direction away from the door center from an outside end portion, in the vehicle width direction, of the reinforcement face portion and is fixed to a door flange portion.

Door structure of vehicle

If a sealing member is mounted to a planar sealing member-mount extending from a window frame toward outside of the cabin, separation of a terminal portion of the sealing member from the window frame is to be reduced. A fixing member made of a hard material is provided on a terminal portion of the sealing member in a front-rear direction of a vehicle. The fixing member has a body portion, an engagement portion, and a fixing target portion. The body portion is fixed to the terminal portion of the sealing member. The engagement portion holds the planar sealing member-mount in a thickness direction. The fixing target portion is fixed to a portion of the window frame remote from the planar sealing member-mount in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

Automobile door sealing member

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Iwakuni, Japan

Masahiro Nakashige