摘要 |
<p>A sliding door (2) for vehicles includes space frame formed from an extruded aluminum tube to which inner (40) and outer (80) aluminum door panels are attached. The vehicle door comprises an inner panel (40, Fig. 5) having an inside surface (44) and an outside surface (43), said inner panel defining a window opening (41) and said outside surface (43) defining a U-shaped channel (42) surrounding a portion of said window opening. A space frame (10, Fig 1) comprising a U-shaped member is received in the U-shaped channel (42) and has a pair of spaced apart legs (22, 24). An outer panel (80, Fig. 8) is fixed to said outside surface (43) of said inner panel (40), such that a portion of each said leg of said space frame is positioned between said inner panel and said outer panel.</p> |