Motor vehicle door

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A motor vehicle door according to the invention achieves the above objective in that a supporting door frame and one or several door functional components form a first functional door modular unit, such as an inner unit and that the outer skin with respective skin components, especially those for securing the other skin to the door frame, form a second modular unit, whereby each unit is so constructed that it is releasably secured to the door hinge Section or door hinge sections of the door.
The first modular unit comprises the supporting door frame and, for example, the window operating mechanism as well as the door lock and related components that are necessary for operating the window lifter and the door lock.
The second modular unit includes the outer door skin sheet metal and components for connecting the outer door skin to the first mentioned modular unit.
Both of these modular units can now be separately assembled which is an important advantage of the invention.
Both modular units are releasably secured to the hinge section or sections that form part of the door.
Thus, it is now possible to pass the vehicle body together with the outer door modular unit through the lacquering and/or painting operation without the need that door components essential for the door operation are already installed.
These components form part of the inner modular unit.
According to the invention the final completion of the door merely requires that after the lacquering operation the inner door modular unit is secured to the door hinge section or sections and connected to the outer door modular unit.
Similarly, it is now possible to remove the outer door modular unit independently of the inner door modular unit, whereby minor sheet metal damage to the door can be easily repaired without disassembling the entire door.
Such repair would merely involve removing the outer skin and replacing the damaged skin by a new outer skin.
Another advantage of the modular construction according to the invention permitting the separate and independent attachment of the modular units to the door hinge sections, is seen in that a wider adjustment range is now possible for adjusting the position of the modular units relative to each other prior to rigidly connecting one unit to the other so that manufacturing tolerances can now be more easily compensated