Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Paul John Moreton-Smith

Martin Halliwell

Martin Boonham

Robin Warmington

Jim Bryant

A vehicle door assembly comprises: an outer door panel skin; and a seal carrier rail, wherein the seal carrier rail is shaped to provide: a first elongate recess at a first face of the seal carrier rail configured to accommodate a waist seal within the first elongate recess; and a second elongate recess at a second face of the seal carrier rail opposite the first face, wherein the second elongate recess is located between the seal carrier rail and the outer door panel skin.

Vehicle door assembly

The present invention relates to a door member () for mounting to a vehicle door (). The door member () is moulded from a plastics material. The door member () includes a door seal mounting channel () for receiving a mounting portion () of a door seal (). The door seal mounting channel () has first and second sidewalls (). A first projection () is optionally provided on the first sidewall () for engaging the mounting portion () of the door seal (). The invention also relates to a door member () having an inner finisher () and an outer finisher (). The invention further relates to a vehicle door () including a door member () of the type described herein.

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Coventry, United Kingdom

Paul John Moreton-Smith