Vehicle trim assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Tobey, Hirofumi Itoh, Gunnar Mason
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Abstract
A vehicle trim assembly includes an interior trim panel and a pull cup. The pull cup includes a main body, an attachment portion and a break-away portion connecting the main body to the attachment portion. The attachment portion is fastened to the interior trim panel. The break-away portion is configured and arranged to separate the main body from the attachment portion in response to a prescribed level of force applied to at least one of the interior trim panel and the pull cup.
Claims20
A vehicle trim assembly comprising:
- an interior trim panel;
- and
- a pull cup including a main body, an attachment portion and a break-away portion connecting the main body to the attachment portion, the attachment portion being fastened to the interior trim panel, and the break-away portion defining an annular shaped recess that surrounds the attachment portion and forms a boundary between the attachment portion and the main body, the break-away portion being configured and arranged to separate the main body from the attachment portion in response to a prescribed level of force applied to at least one of the interior trim panel and the pull cup.
The vehicle trim assembly according to claim 7, wherein
- the break-away portion defines an annular shaped recess between the main body and the attachment portion.
A vehicle trim assembly comprising:
- an interior trim panel;
- and
- pull cup including a main body, an attachment portion and a break-away portion connecting the main body to the attachment portion, the main body including a cup shaped receptacle having an upper opening and a bottom wall portion with the attachment portion located at a central section of the bottom wall portion, the attachment portion being fastened to the interior trim panel, and the break-away portion being configured and arranged to separate the main body from the attachment portion in response to a prescribed level of force applied to at least one of the interior trim panel and the pull cup.
A vehicle door assembly comprising:
- a vehicle door panel;
- an interior trim panel coupled to the vehicle door panel;
- and
- a pull cup including a main body, an attachment portion and a break-away portion connecting the main body to the attachment portion, the attachment portion being fastened to at least one of the vehicle door panel and the interior trim panel, the main body including a cup shaped receptacle having an upper opening and a bottom wall portion with the attachment portion being recessed relative to, the bottom wall portion, and the break-away portion surrounding the attachment portion and being configured and arranged to release the the bottom wall from the attachment portion in response to a prescribed level of force applied to at least one of the vehicle door panel, the interior trim panel and the pull cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.