Pillar trim mounting structure

A vehicle interior structure comprising:

• a curtain airbag disposed along the inside of a roof panel;
• a pillar panel;
• a pillar trim mounted on said pillar panel, said pillar trim having a first and second surface, said first surface facing away from said pillar panel and said second surface facing towards said pillar panel;
• a pillar trim comprising a first and second surface, said first surface being oriented away from said pillar panel and said second surface being oriented towards said pillar panel;
• a plurality of locking pieces provided on the second surface of said pillar trim and extending perpendicular from said pillar trim;
• a clip insertion hole formed through the pillar panel surface;
• a clip mount disposed between two said locking pieces, formed parallel to said locking pieces and extending from the second surface of said pillar trim;
• a clip mounted on the clip mount, where said clip and clip insertion hole are formed and adapted to couple said clip mount and said pillar panel when said clip mounted to said clip mount is inserted into said clip insertion hole;
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• a plurality of locking holes provided on the pillar panel such that a hole is provided opposite a locking piece on said pillar trim such that the locking pieces insert into said holes when said pillar trim is mounted on said pillar panel;
• wherein each of the locking pieces and clip mount are formed such that said locking pieces remain engaged within corresponding locking holes and said clip mount remains engaged within a clip mount hole such that the pillar trim junction edge and said pillar trim remain fixed with respect to said pillar panel when said airbag deploys and said airbag exerts a force against a top edge of said pillar trim facing said airbag, said edge further comprising a first and second reinforcing panel coupled to said pillar panel and to a bottom surface of said locking pieces which faces away from said airbag.