Cladding arrangement for cladding a body element of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11001208-B2
Application number	US-201816478655-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2018
Priority date	Jan 18, 2017
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

A trim assembly for a trim of a body element of a vehicle includes a pivotably mounted first trim element that is displaceable into a first functional position and into a second functional position and an adjustment device for adjusting the first trim element from the first functional position into the second functional position and/or from the second functional position into the first functional position. The adjustment device is configured to secure the first trim element in a blocking position in at least one of the first functional position and the second functional position, against displacement out of the blocking position. A stop element is disposed such that, in the blocking position, the adjustment device rests via the stop element on a stop or rests on the stop element.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A trim assembly for a trim of a body element of a vehicle, comprising:
a pivotably mounted first trim element that is displaceable into a first functional position and into a second functional position;
an adjustment device for adjusting the first trim element from the first functional position into the second functional position and/or from the second functional position into the first functional position;
wherein the adjustment device is configured to secure the first trim element in a blocking position in at least one of the first functional position and the second functional position, against displacement out of the blocking position; and
a stop element which is fastened to the adjustment device or is formed integrally with the adjustment device and which is disposed such that, in the blocking position, the stop element strikes the first trim element.

2. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device, and/or the first trim element in combination with the adjustment device, is disposed in an over dead center position in the blocking position.

3. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein, in the blocking position, the trim assembly is forced against the stop element by a force acting on the first trim element in a direction counter to the blocking position.

4. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first trim element is pivotably mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis that is disposed on an upper end of the first trim element and extends in a longitudinal direction of the trim assembly.

5. The trim assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a second trim element which is stationary relative to the first trim element, wherein the first trim element is pivotably hinged to the second trim element.

6. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the first trim element extends along a longitudinal extension of the body element only in regions.

7. The trim assembly according to claim 5 further comprising a third trim element which is stationary relative to the first trim element, wherein a first stop for the first trim element in the first functional position is disposed on the third trim element and/or a second stop for the first trim element in the second functional position is disposed on the third trim element.

8. The trim assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device is disposed in a region of the trim assembly which, when mounted as intended on the body element, does not overlap the body element.

9. The trim assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the first trim element and the second trim element have a C-shaped cross-sectional contour, wherein an open side of the C-shaped cross-sectional contour faces an interior of the trim assembly, wherein the third trim element is L-shaped, wherein the first stop for the first trim element is disposed on a first limb of the L-shape, and wherein the second stop for the first trim element is disposed on a second limb of the L-shape.

10. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a side door opening which is defined at a bottom by a side rocker that comprises a support structure and the trim assembly according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Daimler Ag

Inventors

• Hahn Samuel

Classifications

• B60R13/04 Primary

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