公开(公告)号：US12208665B1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18361462

申请日：2023-07-28

Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Eduardo Ochoa ,  Ronald B. Morrow, Jr.

IPC: B60J5/04

Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes an inner door panel and an impact pad. The inner door panel has an access opening that extends from an inboard surface to an outboard surface of the inner door panel. The access opening is defined by an upper edge, a lower edge, a forward edge and a rearward edge. The impact pad has a main portion and a block portion. The main portion has a lower attachment section and an upper attachment section that are both located along an inboard side of the upper and lower edges. The lower attachment section is attached to the lower edge and the upper attachment section is attached to the upper edge. A section of the block portion is located along the outboard side of the inner door panel. The impact pad is spaced apart from the forward edge of the access opening.