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US 2022/0176894 A1Published application
Vehicle trim panel assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJuyoung Lee, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Gururaj Aralikatti, George David Aucott
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Abstract
A vehicle trim panel assembly includes a pillar trim panel, a grab handle extending from the pillar trim panel defining a corner between the pillar trim panel and the grab handle, and a ramp at the corner. The ramp is fixed relative to the pillar trim panel and the grab handle at the corner. The ramp is deformable relative to the grab handle.
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A vehicle trim panel assembly, comprising:
- a pillar trim panel;
- a grab handle extending from the pillar trim panel defining a corner between the pillar trim panel and the grab handle;
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- a ramp at the corner, the ramp being fixed relative to the pillar trim panel and the grab handle at the corner, and the ramp being deformable relative to the grab handle;
- the ramp including a first end at the trim panel and a second end at the grab handle, the first end of the ramp being above the handle.
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A vehicle trim panel assembly, comprising:
- a pillar trim panel;
- a grab handle extending from the pillar trim panel defining a corner between the pillar trim panel and the grab handle;
- and
- a ramp at the corner, the ramp being fixed relative to the pillar trim panel and the grab handle at the corner, and the ramp being deformable relative to the grab handle;
- the ramp includes a cavity facing the pillar trim panel and the grab handle.
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A vehicle trim panel assembly, comprising:
- a pillar trim panel;
- a grab handle extending from the pillar trim panel defining a corner between the pillar trim panel and the grab handle;
- and
- a ramp at the corner, the ramp being fixed relative to the pillar trim panel and the grab handle at the corner, and the ramp being deformable relative to the grab handle;
- the ramp including an inner surface facing the trim panel and the grab handle and an outer surface facing an opposite direction than the inner surface, the ramp including an external rib on the outer surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.