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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1997
Shinya Takeda, Toyota, JP;
Hirotake Nakao, Chiryu, JP;
Katsuzi Sakuma, Nagoya, JP;
Masaru Hoshina, Kariya, JP;
Atuo Torii, Kariya, JP;
Aiichiro Yokota, Anjo, JP;
Koujirou Kubota, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
A door frame for a vehicle includes a main member formed by one sheet and having a first supporting portion with an opening, a second supporting portion which has an opening oppositely arranged to the opening of the first supporting portion, a decorative portion which has a sloped edge portion that changes the width of the decorative portion, and a submember formed by one sheet and fixed to the main member so as to form an enclosed space between the main member and the submember. The cross-sectional area of the enclosed space gradually changes along the longitudinal direction of the door frame.