3315509 - Introduction - PASSENGER COMPARTMENT REAR SIDE DOORS

GLOSSARY

Anti-intrusion bar

Structural strengthening element inserted in the door frame to contain deformations towards the inside of the passenger compartment in the case of side impacts.

Passive safety

This is the collection of measures which interact to reduce the consequences to the occupants of the vehicle following an accident.The following come into this category: the stratified windscreen, the collapsible steering column, the door opening control cables, the material from which the steering wheel is made, the absence of projections and dangerous corners on the dashboard, the structure of the pedals, the conformation and resistance of the seats, the head restratints, the seat belts (also with pre-tensioners), the air bags and the bodyshell with differentiated resistance, in other words a passenger survival cell which is as rigid as possible and the front and rear sections, on the other hand, with crumple zones designed to gradually absorb the energy of the impact.
1, PROTECTIVE WATER SHIELD 2, DOOR CHECK STRAP 3, SEAL ON DOOR 4, OUTER HANDLE 5, ASHTRAY 6, DOOR FRAME 7, REFLECTORS 8, INNER HANDLE 9, INNER OPENING ROD 10, ROD BETWEEN OUTER HANDLE AND LOCK 11, SAFETY DEVICE ROD 12, SAFETY DEVICE 13, WINDOW FIXING ELEMENT 14, WINDOW 15, WINDOW RAIN GUTTER 16, WINDOW GUIDE 17, OUTER GLASS SCRAPER TRIM 18, INNER GLASS SCRAPER TRIM 19, WINDOW OPENING DEVICE 20, INNER POCKET 21, INNER PANEL 22, TRIM ON INNER PANEL 23, INNER COWLING 24, INNER GRAB HANDLE 25, FRONT PILLAR COVER 26, LOCK 27, REAR PILLAR COVER

STRUCTURE

The doors are made through traditional pressing processes and are fitted with anti-intrusion bars to contain side impacts and feature solutions designed to improve safety.Panels without corners, door opening devices with bowden cables to guarantee the operation of the door even in the case of a side impact with anti-theft panels by the locks.The doors are fitted with an anti-theft panel which prevents access to the lock control levers from the outside.

FITTINGS

The various devices and controls are mounted on the structure according to criteria designed to facilitate repair operations:

  • The door wiring coupling can be disconnected without removing the door panel.
  • The outer handle can be replaced by only removing the inner panel.

WINDOW OPENING DEVICES

The vehicle is equipped with electrically operated windows of the type with a driven cable.Each door armrest has a single switch for controlling the electric window.All the electric window control buttons are recessed to avoid them being accidentally operated.The electric windows are operated by powerful motors which take around four seconds to close/open the windows.

SEALS

The door seals have been designed to guarantee a perfect seal and eliminate aerodynamic rustling.