US 12,420,620 B2
Inner belt mounting structure of door for vehicle
Sung-Yong Cho, Seoul (KR); and Beom-Seok Kang, Ansan-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/491,316.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0171622 (KR), filed on Dec. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190225 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 10/75 (2016.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60J 10/15 (2016.01)
CPC B60J 10/75 (2016.02) [B60J 5/0411 (2013.01); B60J 10/15 (2016.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body comprising a center pillar;
a vehicle door coupled to the vehicle body and comprising a door frame;
an inner panel disposed inside the vehicle door, the inner panel comprising an installation groove; and
an inner belt arranged on an upper end of the inner panel,
wherein a first side of the inner belt is arranged in the installation groove,
wherein the inner belt comprises:
an inner belt joint in contact with the door frame, and
a stopper protruding from a surface of the inner belt toward the inner panel, wherein the stopper is inserted into the installation groove,
wherein the inner belt further comprises a rear lip protruding from the surface of the inner belt in a length direction of the inner belt and in contact with an inner surface of the inner panel,
wherein the inner belt further comprises a fixing portion fitted into and fixed to the upper end of the inner panel and in contact with an outer surface of the inner panel,
wherein a lower end of the fixing portion is located higher than the rear lip,
wherein the lower end of the fixing portion is spaced apart from the inner panel,
wherein the upper end of the inner panel is a single layer.