Structure for Mounting Ornamental Panel on Vehicle Interior Material

A structure for mounting an ornamental panel on a vehicle interior material having an airbag device disposed in a reverse face side of the vehicle interior material, wherein:

• the interior material and the ornamental panel comprise an injection molded resin;
• the ornamental panel is fixed to the interior material by a first fixer;
• the ornamental panel is further fixed to the interior material by a second fixer that adds to a fixation strength by the first fixer;
• the second fixer comprises a tapping screw, a boss portion and a receiving recess;
• the boss portion having a tapping hole is protrudedly disposed on a reverse side of the ornamental panel;
• the receiving recess recessed in a protrusion direction of the boss portion is formed in the interior material;
• the receiving recess receives the boss portion;
• the receiving recess comprises a bottom wall portion opposed to a distal end of the boss portion;
• an under hole opposed to the tapping hole of the boss portion is formed in the bottom wall portion;
• a height of the boss portion is determined such that the bottom portion and the distal end of the boss portion are abutted against each other;
• and
• the tapping screw is screwed into the tapping hole of the boss portion from a reverse side of the bottom wall portion through the under hole.