Interior trim part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11220225-B2
Application number	US-202016775853-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2020
Priority date	Feb 5, 2019
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

An interior trim part (10) for cladding an inner side of a motor vehicle body has a cladding panel (12) forming an inner surface (14) and delimiting a passenger compartment. A flexible insulation layer (18) is fastened to a rear surface (16) of the cladding panel (12) that points away from the inner surface (14). The cladding panel (12) has a protruding fastening element (22) projecting through an opening (20) of the insulation layer (18). The fastening element (22) has a lateral receiving opening (28) and the insulation layer (18) has a retaining strip (32) unconnected to the rear surface (16). The retaining strip (32) is inserted into the receiving opening (28). A situation in which the fastening element (22) is covered by the extended insulation layer (18) is avoided by the retaining strip (32) inserted in the lateral receiving opening (28).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interior trim part for cladding an inner side of a motor vehicle body, comprising:
a cladding panel for forming an inner surface that delimits a passenger compartment, and a rear surface opposite the inner surface;
a flexible insulation layer fastened to the rear surface of the cladding panel, a fastening opening formed through the insulation layer and a retaining strip formed at a position on the insulation layer spaced from the fastening opening;
a fastening element protruding from the rear surface of the cladding panel and being dimensioned to be inserted through the fastening opening in the insulation layer, the fastening element having a receiving opening spaced rearward from the rear surface of the cladding panel and opening in a direction transverse to a protruding direction of the fastening element from the cladding panel;
wherein the retaining strip is inserted into the receiving opening in the fastening element to hold the insulation layer against the rear surface of the cladding panel.

2. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the retaining strip is bent out in portions from a plane of the insulation layer.

3. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer has an elastic restoring capacity and is compressible.

4. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the receiving opening has a retaining edge that points towards the rear surface, and the retaining strip bears against the retaining edge.

5. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the receiving opening has an inner edge that faces away from the rear surface, the inner edge being recessed in the material of the insulation layer.

6. An interior trim part for cladding an inner side of a motor vehicle body, comprising:
a cladding panel for forming an inner surface that delimits a passenger compartment, and a rear surface opposite the inner surface;
a flexible insulation layer fastened to the rear surface of the cladding panel, an opening formed through the flexible insulation layer;
a fastening element protruding from the rear surface of the cladding panel and projecting through the opening of the insulation layer, the fastening element having a lateral receiving opening; and
a retaining strip integral with the insulation layer and inserted into the receiving opening of the fastening opening, wherein:
the fastening element has a further receiving opening that is opposite and substantially identically to the receiving opening, the further receiving opening being for pushing the retaining strip through the fastening element.

7. The interior trim part of claim 6 , wherein the retaining strip, when pushed through the fastening element, makes contact with the insulation layer outside at least one of the receiving openings.

8. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the retaining strip is produced by punching-out or cutting-out from the material of the insulation layer and/or the retaining strip is a constituent part of an outline of the insulation layer.

9. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer has noise and vibration damping features.

10. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises a nonwoven material and/or a foam.

11. The interior trim part of claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer in the region of the opening bears against the fastening element, wherein a cross-sectional area, running parallel to the rear surface of the cladding panel, of the fastening element decreases from the rear surface of the cladding panel towards a face side of the fastening element.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Schmitz Stefan

Classifications

• B60R13/08

  Insulating elements, e.g. for sound insulation {(sound insulating linings for trains B61D17/185; drivers' cabs for load-carrying vehicles insulated against vibrations or noise B62D33/0604; thermal or acoustic insulation of engines F02B77/11; damping of sounds using compensation by electro-acoustic methods G10K11/178)} · CPC title

• B60R13/0206 Primary

  Arrangements of fasteners and clips specially adapted for attaching inner vehicle liners or mouldings (devices for fastening or securing F16B) · CPC title

• B60R2013/0807

  Arrangements of fasteners or clips specially adapted therefore · CPC title

• F16B5/0642

  the plates being arranged one on top of the other and in full close contact with each other · CPC title

• B60R13/0815

  Acoustic or thermal insulation of passenger compartments (wall or roof liners integrating the insulating function B60R13/02; insulating floor mats or carpets B60N3/04) · CPC title