Interchangeable inserts for vehicle passenger compartment components
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsAshley Nichole Endlich, Charles J. Haubner, Wayne M. Lucas
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Abstract
A vehicle feature includes a wall having a wall surface formed from a first material and an opening extending through the wall surface. An insert is mounted to the wall surface. The insert is formed from a second material. The insert includes a wall member having a first side facing the wall surface and a second side facing away from the wall surface. The first side includes at least one connector element that engages with the wall surface through the opening. The insert is covered in a third material that is distinct from the first material and the second material.
Claims20
A vehicle feature comprising:
- a wall having a wall surface formed from a first material and a first opening extending through the wall surface;
- a gripping member mounted to the wall surface, the gripping member having a second opening and a plurality of gripping projections projecting away from the wall surface;
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- an insert disposed between a first gripping projection and a second gripping projections of the plurality of gripping projections, the insert being formed from a second material,
- wherein the insert includes a wall member having a first side facing towards the wall surface and a second side facing away from the wall surface,
- wherein the first side includes at least one connector element that passes through the second opening of the gripping member and engages with the wall surface through the first opening, and
- wherein the insert is covered in a third material that is distinct from the first material and the second material.
A vehicle feature comprising:
- a wall having a wall surface formed from a first material and an opening extending through the wall surface;
- an insert mounted to the wall surface, the insert being formed from a second material, the insert including a wall member having a first side facing the wall surface and a second side facing away from the wall surface, the first side including at least one connector element that engages with the wall surface through the opening, wherein the insert is covered in a third material that is distinct from the first material and the second material;
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- a gripping member disposed between the wall surface and the first side of the insert, the gripping member including one or more gripping features that project radially inwardly past the second side,
- wherein the insert includes a first insert extending along a first portion of the wall surface and a second insert extending along a second portion of the wall surface, and
- wherein the one or more gripping features define a living hinge that extends radially inwardly between the first insert and the second insert.
A vehicle comprising:
- a body;
- a passenger compartment arranged in the body;
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- a vehicle feature arranged in the passenger compartment, the vehicle feature including
- a wall having a wall surface formed from a first material and a first opening extending through the wall surface;
- a gripping member mounted to the wall surface via an engagement structure extended through the first opening, the gripping member having a second opening and a plurality of gripping projections projecting away from the wall surface;
- and
- an insert disposed between a first gripping projection and a second gripping projections of the plurality of gripping projections, the insert being formed from a second material,
- wherein the insert includes a wall member having a first side facing towards the wall surface and a second side facing away from the wall surface,
- wherein the first side includes at least one connector element that passes through the second opening of the gripping member and engages with the wall surface through the first opening, and
- wherein the insert is covered in a third material that is distinct from the first material and the second material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.