Vehicle door assembly and vehicle

By installing a support structure between the inner and outer panels of the vehicle's tailgate, and using a combination of a support surface and an elastomer to support the outer panel, the problem of insufficient rigidity of the tailgate's outer panel is solved, thereby improving the vehicle's perceived quality and user experience.

CN223720626UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26SHANGHAI LIXIANG AUTOMOBILE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520149260.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-21
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-21

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Due to structural limitations, existing SUV tailgate outer panels cannot be reinforced, resulting in poor rigidity and a tendency to dent, which affects the vehicle's perceived quality and user experience.

Method used

A support structure is installed between the inner and outer panels. The support structure abuts against the outer panel through the support part. The combination structure of the support surface and the elastic body supports the outer panel and reduces the inward concavity of the outer panel under external force.

Benefits of technology

The increased rigidity of the tailgate outer panel reduces the probability of dents, thereby enhancing the vehicle's perceived quality and user experience.

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Abstract

According to the vehicle door assembly and the vehicle, a cavity between an outer plate and an inner plate in the vehicle door assembly is further provided with a support body, and the inner wall of the cavity part can be supported on the inner plate through the support body, so that the position, corresponding to the cavity, of the outer plate can be supported, and the phenomenon that the outer plate sinks inwards under the action of external force is greatly reduced; and the vehicle quality feeling and the user experience feeling are improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of vehicle parts, in particular to a vehicle door assembly and a vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the SUV vehicles on the market have more and more planar regions in the overall design of the tailgates due to the increasing requirements of passengers for the tailgate design and the trunk space.

[0003] The outer side of the tailgate of the existing vehicle model cannot be additionally provided with a reinforcing rib to support the outer panel due to the structural limitation of the upper part of the tailgate, thereby resulting in poor rigidity of the tailgate outer panel. When the vehicle is wiped, the outer panel is prone to the problem of dent resistance, which reduces the quality of the vehicle and the user experience.

[0004] How to overcome the technical problem that the tailgate outer panel is prone to denting is an urgent technical problem for those skilled in the art. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0005] The present application aims to provide a vehicle door assembly in which the outer panel is not prone to denting. Another object of the present application is to provide a vehicle having the above-mentioned vehicle door assembly.

[0006] The present application provides a vehicle door assembly, which comprises an inner panel, a bracket body and an outer panel. The inner panel and the outer panel have a cavity therebetween. The bracket body is located in the cavity and is fixedly connected to the inner panel. The bracket body further has a support portion abutting against the outer panel.

[0007] In the embodiments of the present application, the cavity between the outer panel and the inner panel is further provided with a bracket body. The inner wall of the cavity portion can be supported on the inner panel by the bracket body. In this way, the outer panel at the position corresponding to the cavity can be supported, which greatly reduces the occurrence of the inward denting of the outer panel under external force, thereby improving the quality of the vehicle and the user experience.

[0008] In an example, the support portion comprises a support surface, and the support surface is in surface-to-surface abutment with the outer panel.

[0009] In an example, the outer panel has a planar region, and the support surface is in surface-to-surface abutment with the planar region.

[0010] In an example, the bracket body comprises a main body portion and an elastic body. The main body portion is fixedly connected to the inner panel. The elastic body is at least partially located between the main body portion and the outer panel. The support surface is located on the elastic body so that the elastic body abuts against the outer panel.

[0011] In an example, the side surface of the main body portion towards the outer panel is provided with a groove, and the elastic body is partially located inside the groove.

[0012] In an example, the elastic body comprises an expanded glue layer or rubber or silicone glue or foam;

[0013] Alternatively or additionally, the main body part is welded and fixed with the inner plate, and at least one welding positioning hole is further arranged on the main body part.

[0014] In an example, the main body part comprises two first beam bodies arranged in the same direction, and the two first beam bodies are connected through a connecting body, and a part of the first beam body is fixedly attached to the inner plate, and another part of the first beam body has a spacing with the inner plate; the elastic body is arranged on the two first beam bodies or / and the connecting body.

[0015] In an example, the two end portions of the first beam body are fixedly attached to the inner plate.

[0016] In addition, the application further provides a vehicle comprising a vehicle body and the vehicle door assembly.

[0017] In an example, the vehicle door assembly is a tail door of the vehicle.

[0018] The vehicle in the embodiment of the application has the vehicle door assembly, and thus has the technical effects of the vehicle door assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 A schematic view of the assembly of the inner plate and the support body in an embodiment of the application;

[0020] Figure 2 A schematic view of the structure of the support body in the structure shown in Figure 1 A sectional view of the A-A position after the addition of the outer plate to the structure shown;

[0021] Figure 3 A schematic view of the structure of the support body in the structure shown in Figure 1 A schematic view of the structure of the support body in the structure shown in

[0022] Wherein, Figures 1 to 3 The one-to-one correspondence between the reference signs and the component names in the drawings is as follows:

[0023] 1 inner plate; 2 support body; 21 first beam body; 211 groove; 212 end portion; 22 connecting body; 22A welding positioning hole; 23 elastic body; 3 outer plate; 31 planar region; 1A cavity; P welding point. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 A schematic view of the assembly of the inner plate and the support body in an embodiment of the application; Figure 2 A schematic view of the structure of the support body in the structure shown in Figure 1 A sectional view of the A-A position after the addition of the outer plate to the structure shown in Figure 3 A schematic view of the structure of the support body in the structure shown inFigure 1 Structure diagram of the bracket body in the shown structure.

[0025] The embodiment of the present application provides a vehicle, which comprises a vehicle body, a door is installed on the vehicle body, the door comprises a passenger cabin door and a tail door according to different installation positions, the tail door is installed on a side of the vehicle body far from a front end of the vehicle, that is, the tail door is installed on a tail end of the vehicle and is used for opening or closing a trunk.

[0026] The present application provides a door assembly which can be used as a tail door, of course, the door assembly can also be used as a door of a passenger cabin. The present application mainly introduces the technical scheme and technical effect by taking the door assembly as a tail door as an example.

[0027] The door assembly in the embodiment of the present application comprises an inner plate 1, an outer plate 3 and a bracket body 2. The inner plate 1, the outer plate 3 and the bracket body 2 can be metal or plastic materials, or a mixed material of metal and plastic. The metal material has relatively high strength, and the plastic material has relatively light weight. A person skilled in the art can reasonably set the materials of the inner plate 1, the bracket body 2 and the outer plate 3 according to specific use environment.

[0028] In the embodiment of the present application, the inner plate 1 and the outer plate 3 have a cavity 1A therebetween, which can improve the use strength of the door assembly formed by the inner plate 1 and the outer plate 3 to a certain extent, and of course, the cavity 1A can also provide space for the wiring of part of the wire harness of the vehicle. The shape and setting position of the cavity 1A are determined according to specific products, which are not limited herein.

[0029] In the embodiment of the present application, the bracket body 2 is located in the cavity 1A, and the bracket body 2 is fixedly connected to the inner plate 1, for example, the bracket body 2 can be fixedly connected to the inner plate 1 by welding, screwing, clamping or bonding and the like. The screwing can be bolt connection or screw connection. The bracket body 2 also has a supporting portion abutting against the outer plate 3. That is, a local area of the outer plate 3 can be supported on the inner plate 1 by the bracket body 2.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present application, the cavity 1A between the outer plate 3 and the inner plate 1 is further provided with the bracket body 2, and part of the inner wall of the cavity 1A can be supported on the inner plate 1 by the bracket body 2, so that the position of the outer plate 3 corresponding to the cavity 1A can be supported, which greatly reduces the phenomenon of inward concave of the outer plate 3 under external force, reduces the instability occurrence probability of the outer plate 3, and improves the quality feeling and user experience of the vehicle.

[0031] In the embodiment of the present application, the supporting portion comprises a supporting surface 231, the supporting surface 231 abuts against the outer plate 3, that is, the supporting portion is in surface contact with the outer plate 3, the contact area of the two is relatively large, and the supporting surface 231 can better support the outer plate 3 to avoid stress deformation of the outer plate 3 to the greatest extent.

[0032] In the embodiment of the present application, the outer plate 3 has a planar area 31, and the supporting surface 231 is in surface-to-surface contact with the planar area 31. Compared with a curved surface, the strength of the planar area 31 is relatively low. In the present application, the support body 2 is arranged at the position of the planar area 31 of the outer plate 3, which can greatly improve the supporting stability of the planar area 31 of the outer plate 3, and then improve the use strength of the planar area 31 of the outer plate 3.

[0033] Of course, the shape of the supporting part is not limited to a planar surface, that is, the supporting part is not limited to being arranged at the planar area 31 of the outer plate 3. The supporting part can also be arranged at the curved surface position of the outer plate 3, and the supporting surface 231 of the supporting part can be a curved surface shape matched with the curved surface position.

[0034] In the embodiment of the present application, the support body 2 includes a main body part 20 and an elastic body 23. The main body part 20 can be a metal or a hard plastic body, and has relatively high strength. The elastic body 23 can be an expanded adhesive layer or rubber or silicone or foam or other soft material, and has relatively low use strength compared with the main body part 20. In the embodiment of the present application, the main body part 20 is fixedly connected with the inner plate 1, the elastic body 23 is at least partially located between the main body part 20 and the outer plate 3, and the supporting surface 231 is located on the elastic body 23 so as to abut against the outer plate 3.

[0035] In this embodiment, the outer plate 3 abuts against the elastic body 23 of the support body 2, and the two are in soft contact. The elastic body 23 has a certain compression amount, which can not only ensure that the outer plate 3 abuts against the support body 2, but also avoid damage to the outer plate 3 by the support body 2.

[0036] In a specific example, the main body part 20 is provided with a groove 211 on the side surface facing the outer plate 3, and the elastic body 23 is partially located inside the groove 211. When the elastic body 23 is an expanded adhesive, the installation of the outer plate 3, the inner plate 1 and the support body 2 in the embodiment of the present application can be in the following order: first, the support body 2 is fixedly connected with the inner plate 1 to form an inner plate 1 assembly; then, the expanded adhesive is applied inside the groove 211; then, the outer plate 3 is combined with the inner plate 1 assembly to form a vehicle door assembly; the vehicle door assembly can be subjected to electrophoresis baking, the expanded adhesive is solidified, and a supporting effect on the outer plate 3 is formed, and the overall assembly stiffness of the vehicle door assembly is improved; finally, the vehicle door assembly is installed on the vehicle body.

[0037] In this embodiment, the elastic body 23 is an expanded adhesive, which is simple to form and light in weight.

[0038] When the elastic body 23 is rubber or silicone or foam, the rubber or silicone or foam is installed inside the groove 211 after being formed. The groove 211 can provide a limiting effect on the elastic body 23, and the structure is simple.

[0039] In the embodiment of the present application, the main body 20 is welded and fixed with the inner plate 1, and the welding points P are shown in the figure. At least one welding positioning hole 22A is further arranged on the main body 20. The figure shows two welding positioning holes 22A, which are used for positioning with a welding clamping tool to limit the position of the bracket body 2. The position of the bracket body 2 is limited through the welding positioning hole 22A, which is simple and convenient.

[0040] In the embodiment of the present application, the main body 20 includes two first beam bodies 21 arranged in the same direction, and the two first beam bodies 21 are connected through a connecting body 22. Part of the first beam body 21 is fixedly attached to the inner plate 1, and the other part of the first beam body 21 has a spacing with the inner plate 1, so as to provide a wiring space for the wire harness; the elastic body 23 is arranged on the two first beam bodies 21 or / and the connecting body 22. Figure 3 The figure shows a specific example in which the elastic body 23 is arranged only on the first beam body 21. Of course, in other embodiments, the elastic body 23 can also be arranged on the connecting body 22.

[0041] In this embodiment, the main body 20 is approximately in the shape of an I-beam, which is simple in structure, light in weight, and is conducive to reducing the weight of the whole vehicle, and has relatively high supporting strength.

[0042] In the embodiment of the present application, the two end portions 212 of the first beam body 21 are fixedly attached to the inner plate 1, for example, welded and fixed with the inner plate 1. The two end portions 212 of the first beam body 21 are fixedly attached to the inner plate 1, which has high stability.

[0043] The vehicle in the embodiment of the present application has the above-mentioned vehicle door assembly, so the vehicle also has the above-mentioned technical effects of the vehicle door assembly.

[0044] For other structures of the vehicle door assembly, please refer to the current technology, and the present application will not be described here.

[0045] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the terms “comprising”, “containing” or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive containing, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed or inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present application, “and / or” is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, which means that there can be three kinds of relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the following three cases: A exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character “ / ” herein generally represents an “or” relationship between the front and rear associated objects.

[0047] The principles and implementations of the present application are described in detail with specific examples in this paper, and the above examples are only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled persons in the technical field, some improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present application, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A vehicle door assembly, characterized by, The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

2. The vehicle door assembly of claim 1, wherein, The outer plate (3) has a planar area, and the support surface is in surface-to-surface contact with the planar area.

3. The vehicle door assembly of claim 2, wherein, The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

4. The vehicle door assembly of claim 2, wherein, The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

5. The vehicle door assembly of claim 4, wherein, The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

6. A vehicle door assembly according to claim 4 or 5, characterised in that, The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3). The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

7. The vehicle door assembly of claim 4 or 5, wherein, The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

8. The vehicle door assembly of claim 7, wherein, The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

9. A vehicle characterized by comprising: The support part includes a support surface (231) which is in surface-to-surface contact with the outer plate (3).

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