Mazda Motor Corporation

Noboru Shono

Ikuo Nishikawa

Hirotaka Takaya

Shigeharu Yokoyama

Chikashi Kawamoto

Kohji Takada

Toyohiko Kobayashi

Takegi Ohya

A handle knob to conduct an opening/closing operation of a front door is provided on an outer-face side of an outer panel, and a handle base to pivotally support the handle knob is provided on an inner-face side of the outer panel. A beltline reinforcement to reinforce an beltline portion of the outer panel is provided on the inner-face side of the outer panel. The handle base is connected to the beltline reinforcement via an connecting portion. Thereby, the support rigidity of the handle base can be increased, thereby properly preventing the handle base from moving by an improper access.

Door structure of automotive vehicle

The present invention is drawn to a door body of a car capable of opening and closing in which a sash is provided at the upper portion of the door body to form a window space, a door window is provided to be movable in the vertical direction on the door sash, and a corner portion is defined by the door sash and the door body at the front end of the door sash. A corner bracket is provided at the corner portion. A glass guide is provided along the rear end of the corner bracket so as to guide the front edge portion of the door window. A weather strip provided along the door sash to establish a seal between the door sash and the door window has a glass guide portion which extends to an external peripheral edge portion of the door window from an internal peripheral edge portion thereof, and extends to the front end of the corner bracket along the door sash. And, core material is embedded, adjacent the rear edge portion of the door glass, in the glass guide portion of the weather strip so as to reinforce the glass guide portion.

Door structure of vehicle

A vehicle door comprises an outer panel of synthetic resin and an inner panel of steel plate. A door hinge and a door lock device are mounted on the steel inner panel.

Vehicle door

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Hiroshima, Japan

Noboru Shono