DOOR COUPLING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door coupling structure of a vehicle with a built-in center pillar door which prevents a mouth opening phenomenon of a door by securely engaging a male with a female at the time of a side collision of the vehicle. SOLUTION: The male is provided at a rear side surface 12 of a front door 1 and the female 22 is provided at a front side surface 20 of a rear door 4 to correspond with upper and lower positions of side impact bars 8, 9 where the front door 1 and the rear door 4 are most greatly deformed toward the inside of a cabin at the time of the side collision of the vehicle. These male 12 and female 22 are engaged with each other in accordance with door deformation at the time of the side collision of the vehicle. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT