Exterior trim for a motor vehicle
AssigneeDURA Automotive Holdings U.K., Ltd
InventorsJochen Schulze zur Wiesche, Axel Nüsken, Jan Stegemann
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Abstract
An exterior trim for a motor vehicle has a body that forms a surface of the exterior trim. The body has an exterior surface and an interior surface, and defines a recess or cut-out. The body has a single undulating wall formed on the interior surface of the body substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the body, and the single undulating wall at least partially surrounds the recess or cut-out. The exterior trim also includes a human-machine interface (HMI) device disposed at least partially within the recess or cut-out of the body. The HMI device may be used to externally control certain features of the motor vehicle.
Claims20
A trim for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a body that forms a surface of the exterior trim, the body defining a recess or cut-out, and the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the exterior surface of the body is a decorative or covering surface that is substantially continuous with an exterior component of the motor vehicle;
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- an undulating wall formed on the interior surface of the body, wherein the undulating wall at least partially surrounds the recess or cut-out.
A trim for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a body that forms a surface of the exterior trim, the body defining a recess or cut-out, and the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the exterior surface of the body is a decorative or covering surface that is substantially continuous with an exterior component of the motor vehicle;
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- an undulating wall formed on the interior surface of the body, wherein the undulating wall completely surrounds the recess or cut-out.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.