DOOR PANEL AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME

摘要

A door panel is disclosed that includes first and second doorskins each form ed from two metal stile elements including a longitudinal flange and two rail elements including a pair of U-shaped projections defining narrow grooves, wherein th e rail elements are connected to the stile elements by placing the stile element flanges into the rail element grooves and piercing the U-shaped projections to form a permane nt mechanical bond between the stile and rail elements. A method of forming suc h a door panel is also disclosed.