Cowl side trim
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsHan Shin, Kyu Hee Kim, Kang Ho Joo
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Abstract
A cowl side trim is configured to be installed on a cowl side panel on a driver side of a vehicle. The cowl side trim includes a cowl part installed on the cowl side panel at a position adjacent to a door of the vehicle, a footrest part integrally formed with the cowl part, and a breakage forming part formed along a boundary line dividing a rear surface of the cowl part and a rear surface of the footrest part.
Claims18
A cowl side trim configured to be installed on a cowl side panel of a vehicle, the cowl side trim comprising:
- a cowl part configured to be installed on the cowl side panel and disposed adjacent to a door of the vehicle;
- a footrest part connected to the cowl part;
- and
- a breakage forming part disposed along a boundary line between a rear surface of the cowl part and a rear surface of the footrest part,
- wherein the breakage forming part comprises:
- a plurality of first ribs that are disposed at the rear surface of the cowl part and extend from the boundary line along the cowl part, and
- a plurality of second ribs that are disposed at the rear surface of the footrest part and extend from the boundary line along the footrest part.
A cowl side trim configured to be installed on a cowl side panel of a vehicle, the cowl side comprising:
- a cowl part that extends to a first side of a boundary line;
- a footrest part that extends to a second side of the boundary line;
- and
- a breakage forming part configured to enable separation of the cowl part and the footrest part, the breakage forming part being disposed at a portion of a rear surface of the cowl part and a portion of a rear surface of the footrest part,
- wherein the breakage forming part comprises:
- a plurality of first ribs that protrude from the rear surface of the cowl part,
- a plurality of second ribs that protrude from the rear surface of the footrest part, and
- a breakage inducing portion that connect the plurality of second ribs to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.