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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Udo Mildner, Limburg, DE;
Lothar Teske, Aschaffenburg, DE;
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle door is configured to hingedly mount to the body of a motor vehicle. The door includes a door structure having a hinge reinforcement arranged on an interior side of the door structure. The hinge reinforcement includes a respective mounting flange section abutting the door structure on at least two opposing outer edges and a force absorption area between the at least two opposing mounting flange sections. The force absorption area is situated at a distance from the door structure to define a hollow space there between. The force absorption area is supported against the door structure by at least one bushing.