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US 12,752,719 B2Granted
Pillar garnish assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTimothy J. Rupp
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Abstract
A pillar garnish assembly for a vehicle includes a pillar garnish adapted to be provided on a front surface of a pillar of the vehicle. The pillar garnish assembly also includes a corner garnish pivotally coupled to the pillar garnish and adapted to pivot relative to the pillar garnish about a pivot axis. The corner garnish is adapted to cover a pillar corner disposed adjacent to the pillar of the vehicle.
Claims20
A pillar garnish assembly for a vehicle, the pillar garnish assembly comprising:
- a pillar garnish adapted to be provided on a front surface of a pillar of the vehicle;
- a plurality of first clips secured to the pillar garnish and configured to engage corresponding holes of the pillar;
- a corner garnish pivotally coupled to the pillar garnish and adapted to pivot relative to the pillar garnish about a pivot axis, wherein the corner garnish is adapted to cover a pillar corner disposed adjacent to the pillar of the vehicle;
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- a plurality of second clips secured to the corner garnish and configured to engage corresponding slots of the pillar corner,
- wherein the corner garnish is rotatable in a first direction relative to the pillar garnish to permit the plurality of first clips to engage the corresponding holes of the pillar, and
- wherein, after engagement of the plurality of first clips with the corresponding holes of the pillar, the corner garnish is rotatable in a second direction opposite to the first direction to permit the plurality of second clips to engage the corresponding slots of the pillar corner.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a pair of pillars;
- a windshield arranged between the pair of pillars;
- at least one pillar corner arranged adjacent to an associated pillar of the pair of pillars and extending in a longitudinal direction from the associated pillar, wherein the pillar corner is disposed between the associated pillar, a door, and a fender of the vehicle;
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- a pillar garnish assembly arranged to cover the associated pillar and the pillar corner, the pillar garnish assembly comprising
- a pillar garnish arranged to cover a front surface of the associated pillar of the vehicle,
- a plurality of first clips secured to the pillar garnish and configured to engage corresponding holes of the associated pillar,
- a corner garnish arranged to cover the associated pillar corner and pivotally coupled to the pillar garnish, wherein the corner garnish is adapted to pivot relative to the pillar garnish about a pivot axis extending parallel to an edge of the associated pillar, and
- a plurality of second clips secured to the corner garnish and configured to engage corresponding slots of the pillar corner,
- wherein the corner garnish is rotatable in a first direction relative to the pillar garnish to permit the plurality of first clips to engage the corresponding holes of the associated pillar, and
- wherein, after engagement of the plurality of first clips with the corresponding holes of the associated pillar, the corner garnish is rotatable in a second direction opposite to the first direction to permit the plurality of second clips to engage the corresponding slots of the pillar corner.
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A method for installing a pillar garnish assembly to a vehicle body, the method comprising:
- rotating a corner garnish of the pillar garnish assembly in a first direction relative to a pillar garnish about a pivot axis;
- engaging the pillar garnish with a pillar of the vehicle body upon rotation of the corner garnish in the first direction;
- rotating the corner garnish in a second direction opposite to the first direction upon engagement of the pillar garnish with the pillar;
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- securing the corner garnish to a pillar corner of the vehicle body, wherein the pillar corner is disposed adjacent to the pillar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.