Magna International Inc.

Vijaykumar Gabbita

David Wayne Cummings

Erryn Leigh Ashmore

Lawrence Michael Plourde, Jr

Mari Chellman

Darren A Womack

Armando Perez

Arun Prasath Pandiyan

Armando Perez Cabrera

Miguel Merino

A door structure system for a vehicle includes an inner panel, an outer panel, and an outer belt reinforcement member. The outer belt reinforcement member extends in a fore-and-aft direction of the door structure. The outer belt reinforcement member creates an overlap joint with a hem flange portion of the inner panel. The outer belt reinforcement member includes touch-down feature that extends toward the inner panel and into contact with a bearing surface of the inner panel that is stepped down relative to the hem flange portion. The overlap joint and the touch-down feature both contribute to an increased upper frame stiffness of the door structure and improve sealing performance between the door structure and the vehicle body structure.

Automotive side door structure

Growing community of inventors

Farmington Hills, MI, United States of America

Vijaykumar Gabbita