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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Koki Ikeda, Toyota, JP;
Tatsuya Ayukawa, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle back door main body includes () an outer upper panel made of carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic that is joined to an upper portion of an inner panel made of carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic, and () an outer lower panel made of a resin that is weaker than the carbon-fiber-reinforced-plastic and that is joined to a lower portion of the inner panel. A first portion of the inner panel is reinforced by the outer upper panel. A second portion of the inner panel has a lower strength than the first portion. A boundary between the first and second portions, at which there is a strength difference, is located adjacent to a small window opening in the vehicle back door.