# US 10,766,432 B2 · Door trim

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- Number: US 10,766,432 B2
- Document ID: US10766432B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/043,473
- Filed: 2018-07-24
- Published: 2019-02-28
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2017-08-23
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Masahiro Fujita; Manabu Ohtsuka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10766432B2

## CPC

- B60R 13/0206: {Arrangements of fasteners and clips specially adapted for attaching inner vehicle liners or mouldings (devices for fastening or securing F16B)}
- B60R 13/005: {Manufacturers' emblems, name plates, bonnet ornaments, mascots or the like; Mounting means therefor}
- B60R 13/0243: {Doors}
- B60R 2013/0287: {integrating other functions or accessories}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A door trim includes a door trim base that has a fitting hole, and an ornament. The ornament has a fitting lug, and is configured to be attached to the door trim base with the fitting lug fitted into the fitting hole. The ornament includes an ornament base in which the fitting lug is provided and a high-brittleness portion that is fixed to the ornament base and of which at least a portion is more brittle than the ornament base and the door trim base and the ornament are connected to each other by a strap that has an excess length when the fitting lug is fitted into the fitting hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A door trim comprising:
a door trim base that has a fitting hole; and
an ornament that has a fitting lug, the ornament being configured to be attached to the door trim base with the fitting lug fitted into the fitting hole, wherein:
the ornament includes an ornament base in which the fitting lug is provided and a high-brittleness portion that is fixed to the ornament base and of which at least a portion is more brittle than the ornament base; and
the door trim base and the ornament are connected to each other by a strap that has an excess length when the fitting lug is fitted into the fitting hole.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The door trim according to claim 1, wherein:
the door trim base is provided with a first hook-and-loop fastener portion; and
the ornament is provided with a second hook-and-loop fastener portion to be bonded to the first hook-and-loop fastener portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The door trim according to claim 1, wherein the at least portion of the high-brittleness portion is formed of at least one of glass or stone.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The door trim according to claim 1, wherein the strap is attached to the ornament base of the ornament.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The door trim according to claim 1, wherein the strap has the excess length between a first end portion of the strap and a second end portion of the strap, the first end portion being a part where the strap is attached to the door trim base, the second end portion being a part where the strap is attached to the ornament.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The door trim according to claim 1, wherein the strap is formed of a flexible material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The door trim according to claim 1, wherein the strap connects the door trim base to the ornament when the fitting lug is spaced apart from the fitting hole.