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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ikuo Nishikawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Chikashi Kawamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Kenichi Ogawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Noboru Shouno, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 ; B60R 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 ; B60R 2/104 ;
Abstract
A vehicle door for a vehicle comprises an outer door panel, an inner door panel formed with an aperture, a plastic panel to which functional devices of the vehicle door and door parts are installed and which is installed to the inner door panel to close up the aperture of the inner door panel, and an impact absorbing member formed as a part integral with the plastic panel or fixedly secured to the plastic panel which absorbs an impact against the plastic panel upon an occurrence of a side crash of the vehicle.