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US 7,611,162 B2Granted
Front pillar trim mounting structure for vehicles
AssigneeKia Motors Corporation
InventorYong Chae Kim
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Abstract
A front pillar trim structure for a curtain airbag in a vehicle is disclosed. In preferred configurations, the front pillar trim structure comprises a handle mounted on a front pillar trim so that a passenger can conveniently use the handle when entering or exiting a vehicle, and wherein the front pillar trim is adapted to be moved effectively by the expansion force of the curtain airbag without being destroyed when a vehicular collision occurs.
Claims10
A front pillar trim structure for a curtain airbag comprising:
- an inner pillar panel provided with plural ridges which are spaced from each other with a predetermined interval;
- a handle installed to the ridges;
- a cover plate interposed between the ridges and the handle;
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- a front pillar trim positioned in front of the inner pillar panel and connected with a head lining, the front pillar trim having a seating hole formed to receive the cover plate, in which the front pillar trim can be separated from the head lining and the inner pillar panel by the expansion force of the curtain airbag,
- wherein the cover plate and the handle are configured to be passed through the seating hole when the front pillar trim is separated from the inner pillar panel at the expansion of the curtain airbag.
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A front pillar trim structure for a curtain airbag comprising:
- an inner pillar panel;
- a handle associated with the inner pillar panel;
- a cover plate associated with the inner pillar panel and the handle;
- and
- a front pillar trim positioned in front of the inner pillar panel,
- wherein the front pillar trim comprises a seating hole formed to receive the cover plate,
- wherein the cover plate and handle are configured to be passed through the seating hole when the front pillar trim is separated from the inner pillar panel at the expansion of the curtain airbag.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.