Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle door assembly
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Application No.: US16264952Application Date: 2019-02-01
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Publication No.: US11466481B2Publication Date: 2022-10-11
- Inventor: Yoshio Muta , David Kovie , Richard Dryja , Mahiuddin Ahmed
- Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Franklin
- Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Franklin
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Main IPC: E05B79/06
- IPC: E05B79/06 ; B60J5/04 ; E05B77/02 ; E05B85/16 ; E05B77/36

Abstract:
An outer door panel and an inner door panel are fixed to one another defining a cavity therebetween. A door handle assembly is fixedly attached to the outer door panel, with at least a portion of the door handle assembly overlaying an inboard surface of the outer door panel within the cavity. An inboard portion of the door handle assembly has a connection structure. An upwardly extending bracket within the cavity is fixed to an upper end and a lower end of at least one of the inner door panel or the outer door panel. The upwardly extending bracket is spaced apart from the door handle assembly. A vibration absorbing member has a first end fixed to the connection structure of the door handle assembly and a second end attached to the upwardly extending bracket at a location spaced apart from upper and lower ends of the upwardly extending bracket.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200248488A1 VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2020-08-06
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