Mounting structure for vehicular interior member

US8985663B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985663-B2
Application numberUS-201313974153-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 23, 2013
Priority dateJan 10, 2013
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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A mounting structure for a vehicular interior member is provide and includes an opening flange formed by joining an outer flange of an outdoor-side panel and an inner flange of an indoor-side panel to each other at the peripheral edge of a door opening, an opening trim fitted to the opening flange, and an interior member that covers the vehicle indoor side of the indoor-side panel. An insertion piece extending from the edge part back surface of the interior member, together with the opening flange, is pinched by the opening trim. At the tip end of the insertion piece, a protrusion capable of being locked to the edge end of the opening flange is formed, and by fitting the opening trim to the opening flange in the state in which the protrusion is locked, the edge part of the interior member is fixed to the opening flange.

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That which is claimed: 1. A vehicular interior trim locking structure, comprising: an opening flange formed by joining an outer flange of an outer panel and an inner flange of an inner panel to each other at the peripheral edge of a door opening; an opening trim fitted to the opening flange; and an interior trim which covers the inner panel the interior trim comprising an insertion piece extending from a back surface of the edge part of the interior trim so as to be pinched by…

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What does patent US8985663B2 cover?
A mounting structure for a vehicular interior member is provide and includes an opening flange formed by joining an outer flange of an outdoor-side panel and an inner flange of an indoor-side panel to each other at the peripheral edge of a door opening, an opening trim fitted to the opening flange, and an interior member that covers the vehicle indoor side of the indoor-side panel. An insertion…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Suzuki Motor Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60R13/0237. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).