A vehicular door structure includes a door outer panel that constitutes a door exterior panel; a door inner panel that constitutes a door interior panel and is made of a resin, the door inner panel having a first side that is provided to the door outer panel; and a door interior member located on a second side of the door inner panel, the door interior member facing to the vehicle interior, wherein the door inner panel includes a panel part that has a plurality fragile portions, the fragile portions having a linear shape or a dotted line shape and being provided in parallel with each other while being spaced from each other in at least one direction of a door width direction and a door vertical direction.

A vehicle comprising: a seat including a seat bottom and a seatback. The seat bottom defines a pelvic-seating area. A includes an exterior-door panel and a door-trim panel supported by and fixed to the exterior-door panel vehicle-inboard of the exterior-door panel. The door includes a window-regulator assembly between the exterior-door panel and the door-trim panel. The window-regulator assembly includes a panel supported by and fixed to the exterior-door panel and a window-regulator motor supported by the panel. The door-trim panel has a vehicle-inboard face and recessed wall recessed vehicle-outboard of the vehicle-inboard face defining a map pocket. The map pocket is adjacent to the seat. The window-regulator assembly includes a polymeric block attached to and supported by the panel. The map pocket is between the polymeric block and the pelvic-seating area when the door is in the closed position.

Method for producing a reinforcement beam for a vehicle, comprising at least one weak zone arranged in such a way that the bending resistance of the beam is less in said weak zone than in the rest of the beam, characterised in that it comprises, in order, a step (A) of extruding a profile part, a step (B) of cutting the profile part so as to obtain at least one profile segment, a step (C) of locally deforming the segment of the profile part in order to create the weak zone or zones.

A locking device is provided for a motor vehicle door. The locking device includes a body having a base, a stake, a lever, a gusset and a rotational axis. A method of locking a motor vehicle door closed in response to a side impact is also provided.

A vehicle side portion structure including: a rocker that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a vehicle body lower portion; a sliding door that slides in the vehicle longitudinal direction, includes a door inner panel, which is connected to the rocker by a door hinge slidable in the vehicle longitudinal direction and which has a mounted-to portion that is lined up in a vehicle transverse direction with the rocker, and includes a door outer panel that is disposed further toward a vehicle transverse direction outer side than the door inner panel; and a load transmitting member that is mounted to the mounted-to portion and transmits a collision load, which is input to the door outer panel from a vehicle side, to a region of the rocker that is different from a region to which the door hinge is connected.

In an embodiment, a side door for a vehicle, includes: a structure comprising a shell comprising a shell support beam positioned across a main body portion of the shell, wherein the shell support beam comprises substantially unidirectional fiber strip sections; wherein the shell comprise a inner shell and a outer shell; and wherein the side door has a score of at least 4 points in a side impact test conducted according to European New Car Assessment Protocol (Euro NCAP) Side Impact Testing Protocol Version 5.2 (November 2011).

According to one aspect of the present invention, a load-transmittal system for a vehicle includes a cross member of a vehicle frame extending substantially perpendicular to a vehicle door. A pusher is disposed within a cavity defined between inner and outer sheet metal panels of the vehicle door, wherein the pusher is disposed distal from the cross member to define an idle state. A container receptacle is disposed between the pusher and the cross member, wherein the container receptacle defines a transmittal zone of the vehicle door. When the vehicle door experiences a side-impact load, the side-impact load moves the pusher through the transmittal zone and into at least partial engagement with the cross member to define a collapsed position of the pusher. In this manner, the side-impact load is transferred through the pusher to the cross member.

A protective system for protecting a door drive unit of a vehicle, where the door drive unit is attached to a vehicle body structure and connected to a vehicle door. The door drive unit is configured for displacing the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body structure between a closed door position and open door positions. The protective system includes a protective cover structure attached to the vehicle body structure, and the protective cover structure is arranged as a protective barrier between the door drive unit and an exterior vehicle structure. The protective cover structure is configured for preventing objects from impacting the door drive unit in a vehicle impact event.

A door for a motor vehicle comprising: a lock available in a closed configuration and in an open configuration; a support body comprising a first portion and a second portion, which are integral to one another, when said door is in a normal operating condition; a ratchet supported by the first portion of the support body; a Bowden cable, which is interposed between the ratchet and the lock, can be operated by said ratchet to cause the lock to shift from the closed configuration to the open configuration and is at least partly housed in a first seat defined by the first portion of the support body; the support body comprises a preferential breaking area designed to break, in use, due a predetermined load in case of impact of the door, so as to determine the separation of the first portion carrying the Bowden cable and the ratchet from the second portion of the support body.

A vehicle door includes an inner panel having an upper edge and a lower edge, a door trim panel having an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion, and an upper panel connected to the upper edge portion of the door trim panel. The upper panel includes an upper edge section and a lower edge section, and a crack initiator extending between the upper edge section and the lower edge section. A belt bracket connects the upper panel and the inner panel. The belt bracket includes a first dual pin member and a second dual pin member spaced from the first dual pin member. The first dual pin member and the second dual pin member connect the upper panel with the inner panel.