US 11,807,083 B2
Horizontal reinforcement for a motor vehicle door
Tou Thor, Pont de Roide Vermondans (FR)
Assigned to PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, Poissy (FR)
Appl. No. 17/616,965
Filed by PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, Poissy (FR)
PCT Filed Jun. 15, 2020, PCT No. PCT/FR2020/051020
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 6, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/254748, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1906674 (FR), filed on Jun. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324306 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B60J 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 5/0447 (2013.01) [B60J 5/0426 (2013.01); B60J 5/0433 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A motor vehicle door comprising an upper, window, part and a lower part, said lower part comprising an outer wall and a lining which, in combination, form a casing, said casing comprising a front edge, an upper edge, and a rear edge; said door further comprising:
a main side reinforcement extending longitudinally between said front edge and said rear edge of said casing;
an upper reinforcement extending longitudinally along an upper edge of said casing;
an exterior opening control support of the door, an exterior opening control and a lock being mounted to said exterior opening control support, said exterior opening control support comprising a plate having an upper edge fixed to the upper reinforcement; and
an auxiliary side reinforcement positioned between said main side reinforcement and said upper reinforcement, extending longitudinally between the front edge and the rear edge of the casing, said plate of said exterior opening control support having a lower edge fixed to the exterior opening control support of the door.