US Patent 7735264 Motor vehicle door

A motor vehicle door has a door body formed from a door inner part and a door outer panel fastened thereto. The door body has a shaft opening for a window shaft located inside the door body, and a shaft reinforcement fastened to the door inner part. The reinforcement extends below the shaft opening and supports the door outer panel via a downwardly bent flange of the door outer panel. A window seal for the shaft opening is received in a fastening groove formed by an upright longitudinal web of the shaft reinforcement and the downwardly bent flange.