Vehicle interior trim assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Spitler, Sumedh Mokashi
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Abstract
A vehicle interior trim assembly includes a vehicle structure and a trim member. The vehicle structure defines an interior compartment having at least one trim supporting portion. The trim member is coupled to the trim supporting portion. The trim member has an interior trim surface exposed within the interior compartment and a recessed portion defining a clip receiving lip. The clip receiving lip has a thickness that is less than the overall thickness of the trim member and is dimensioned to support a removable clip. The clip receiving lip includes a first clip engagement surface formed by the interior trim surface, a second clip engagement surface that forms a part of the recessed portion and an edge surface that connects the first and second engagement surfaces.
Claims20
A vehicle interior trim assembly comprising:
- a support section installed within a vehicle passenger compartment, the support section having a storage compartment;
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- a cover member attached to the support section at least partially covering the storage compartment, the cover member having a trim surface exposed within the passenger compartment, the cover member having a recessed portion defining a clip receiving lip having a thickness that is less than the overall thickness of the cover member and that is dimensioned to support a removable clip, the clip receiving lip including a first clip engagement surface formed by the trim surface, a second clip engagement surface and an edge surface connecting the first and second engagement surfaces, the recess being defined by the second clip engagement surface, a lower surface and an end surface, such that the second clip engagement surface and the lower surface face one another, and the end surface extends between the lower surface and the second clip engagement surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.