Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle interior assembly
- Patent Title (中): 车内装配
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Application No.: US12393784Application Date: 2009-02-26
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Publication No.: US07862098B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Christopher James Biggs , Michael Eberlein
- Applicant: Christopher James Biggs , Michael Eberlein
- Applicant Address: US TN Franklin
- Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Franklin
- Agency: Global IP Counselors, LLP
- Main IPC: B60R7/00
- IPC: B60R7/00

Abstract:
A vehicle interior assembly includes an interior panel and trim panel. The interior panel includes an opening and a mating part. The trim panel is snap-fitted into the opening of the interior panel and includes a main body. An accessory opening is provided in the main body adjacent to a first end thereof. The accessory opening is configured to receive an accessory adaptor that is insertable and removable perpendicularly to the first direction of the main body. A retention tab extends away from the first end of the main body along a section of a concealed surface of the interior panel adjacent to the opening and prevents movement of the trim panel perpendicularly to the first direction of the main body. A snap-fit part is releasably secured to the mating part of the interior panel portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100213730A1 VEHICLE INTERIOR ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2010-08-26
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