Integrated inflatable curtain deployment ramp into vehicle body trim

A pillar trim component comprising:

• a main body portion;
• an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion, the airbag support portion having an airbag guide portion, and a reinforcement portion connecting the airbag guide portion to the main body portion;
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• a bow-shaped airbag positioning portion having an airbag contact surface, a lower portion extending inboard from a proximate end of the airbag positioning portion to the airbag contact surface, and an upper portion extending outboard from the airbag contact surface to a distal end of the airbag positioning portion.

A pillar trim component comprising:

• a main body portion;
• and
• an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion;
• a bow-shaped airbag positioning portion extending vertically upward from an outboard side of the airbag support portion and having a lower portion extending in a direction inboard toward the main body portion and an upper portion extending outboard away from the main body portion;
• an attachment portion extending in a direction outboard away from the main body portion;
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• an airbag guide portion extending from an inboard side of the airbag support portion and angled relative to the airbag support portion.

A pillar trim component comprising:

• a main body portion;
• an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion;
• a headliner-retaining portion located between the main body portion and the airbag support portion;
• an airbag guide portion defined by an airbag deployment surface located between the airbag support portion and the headliner-retaining portion, the airbag deployment surface angled relative to the airbag support portion and extending inboard at an angle of sufficient magnitude to prevent contact by a deploying airbag with an upper edge of the headliner-retaining portion;
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• an airbag-positioning portion having a lower end extending inboard from the airbag support portion toward the main body portion and an upper end extending outboard from the lower end.