Door lining for a vehicle door
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTakaki Sakamoto
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Abstract
An armrest formed in a door lining of an automotive door lining includes an upper wall fitted with a power window switch, a lower wall provided with an opening permitting access to a lower part of the switch and a detachable lid fitted on the opening. Thus, the opening in the lower wall of the armrest enables a worker to connect a wire harness drawn out of the interior of the door to the lower part of the power window switch. Because the opening is formed in the lower wall of the armrest which is usually concealed from the vehicle occupant, it does not produce an aesthetically negative impact. If desired, the opening may also be formed in other parts of the armrest as long as the opening is favorably concealed or otherwise prevented from impairing the external appearance of the door lining.
Claims17
A door lining attached to an inboard side of an automotive door, said door lining comprising:
- a door lining main body having a substantially planar shape;
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- an armrest bulging inwardly out of the door lining main body and elongated in a fore-and-aft direction, the armrest including:
- an upper wall;
- an electric component part fitted to the upper wall;
- a second wall disposed below the upper wall and provided with an opening formed therein, wherein the opening is sufficiently large to allow a user's hand to fit therethrough for permitting access to a lower part of the electric component, whereby the user is able to access the electric component by hand with the armrest in an installed configuration thereof;
- and a detachable lid fitted on the opening with a substantially horizontal orientation, wherein the lid is formed separately from the second wall of the armrest so as to be completely removable therefrom, in order to provide substantially unobstructed access to the electric component part via the opening when the lid is removed.
A door lining attached to an interior side of a vehicle door, said door lining comprising:
- an inner door handle,
- a door lining main body,
- an armrest having a hollow space formed therein and protruding outwardly from the door lining main body, the armrest extending substantially in a fore and aft direction, the armrest having an upper wall and a second wall disposed below the upper wall and having an opening formed therein which is sufficiently large to allow a user's hand to fit therethrough, whereby the user is able to access the electronic component by hand with the armrest in an installed configuration thereof,
- an electronic component fitted inside of the armrest, and
- a detachable cover for placement over the opening in a substantially horizontal orientation,
- wherein the inner door handle is operatively attached to the door lining main body, the inner door handle comprising:
- a door handle main body having a lower end attached to the armrest,
- a grasping portion extending from the lower end to an area above an upper wall of the armrest, and
- an upper handle part extending from an upper end of the grasping portion and attached to the door lining main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.