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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
David Kovie, Livonia, MI (US);
Mahiuddin Ahmed, Troy, MI (US);
Christopher Herrala, Milford, MI (US);
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A door structure is moveable to and from of a closed orientation covering a door opening and an open orientation exposing the door opening of a vehicle. The door structure has an inner door panel with an interior latch handle attachment area and an attenuation slot adjacent to the interior latch handle attachment area. The attenuation slot is defined between a first slot edge and a second slot edge. The interior latch handle is installed to the interior latch handle attachment area. A portion of the interior latch handle is located adjacent to the first slot edge of the attenuation slot. In response to an impact event proximate a central area of the door structure, the door structure and the interior latch handle attachment area deform such that the first slot edge and the interior latch handle move relative to the second slot edge of the attenuation slot.