VEHICLE SIDE DOOR STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM

Title:

VEHICLE SIDE DOOR STRUCTURE AND VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/065158

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle side door structure and vehicle occupant protection system whereby the lumbar region of a vehicle occupant during a side impact can be pushed at an early stage by a large surface area. The vehicle side door structure has: a door outer panel (40); a door inner panel (42) in which a service hole (44) is formed; a door trim (46) attached to the inside of the door inner panel in the vehicle width direction thereof; an inner pad (56) provided between the door inner panel and the door trim so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle to the external peripheral edge of the service hole as viewed from the side of the vehicle; and a outer pad (52) provided between the door outer panel and the door inner panel so as to overlap with the outside of the inner pad in the vehicle width direction thereof as viewed from the side of the vehicle, and which is provided with a first part pushed by the door outer panel during a side impact, for pushing the inner pad toward the door trim through the service hole, and a second part for separating from the first part during a side impact and pushing the inner pad toward the door trim via the door inner panel.

Inventors:

TORII NOBUYUKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2011/075342

Publication Date:

May 10, 2013

Filing Date:

November 02, 2011

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
TORII NOBUYUKI (JP)

International Classes:

B60J5/00; B60R13/02; B60R21/04

Foreign References:

JP2011513136A	2011-04-28
JP2008094235A	2008-04-24
JPH07232554A	1995-09-05
JP2005138838A	2005-06-02
JPS53147323A	1978-12-22
JPH07232554A	1995-09-05
JP2005138838A	2005-06-02
JP2008254635A	2008-10-23

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