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US 8,616,425 B2Granted
Vehicle trim panel with clothes hanger feature
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsJames G. Gobart, Albert H. Butlin, Jr.
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Abstract
A trim panel for an interior upper surface of a roof of a vehicle includes a plurality of hanging features disposed thereon. Each of the hanging features includes a slot defined by the trim panel, and a hanging portion extending across the slot. The hanging portion is configured to support a clothes hanger thereon. The trim panel may extend laterally across a width of the vehicle, transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and may be disposed adjacent a rear closure assembly, such as a hatchback of an SUV or other similar vehicle.
Claims16
A vehicle comprising:
- a body defining an interior space and having a roof defining an upper interior surface, the body extending between a forward end and a rearward end along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a trim panel attached to and disposed adjacent the upper interior surface of the roof within the interior space;
- wherein the trim panel defines a plurality of hanging features, with each of the plurality of hanging features configured for receiving and supporting at least one object thereon;
- wherein each of the plurality of hanging features includes a slot defined by the trim panel, and a hanging portion extending across the slot and bisecting the slot into a first portion and a second portion;
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- wherein the body includes a Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) duct having an outlet disposed between the roof and the trim panel, wherein the plurality of hanging features provide fluid communication between the outlet of the HVAC duct and the interior space of the body to direct airflow therethrough.
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An interior trim panel for supporting a headliner adjacent a roof of a vehicle, the interior trim panel comprising:
- a base configured for attachment to an upper interior surface of the roof;
- and
- a plurality of hanging features arranged in a row on the base, wherein each of the plurality of hanging features includes a slot defined by the base;
- wherein the slots of the plurality of hanging features are arranged in parallel with each other;
- wherein each of the plurality of hanging features includes a support portion extending across the slot thereof and bisecting the slot into a first portion and a second portion;
- and
- wherein the vehicle includes a Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) duct having an outlet disposed between the roof and the interior trim panel, wherein the plurality of hanging features provide fluid communication between the outlet of the HVAC duct and an interior space of the vehicle to direct airflow therethrough.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a body defining an interior space and having a roof having a headliner defining an upper interior surface, the body extending between a forward end and a rearward end along a longitudinal axis;
- a trim panel attached to and disposed adjacent the upper interior surface of the headliner within the interior space and extending transversely across the upper interior surface of the headliner transverse relative to the longitudinal axis of the body;
- wherein the trim panel at least partially supports the headliner transversely across an approximate width of the body transverse relative to the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the trim panel defines a plurality of hanging features, with each of the plurality of hanging features configured for receiving and supporting at least one clothes hanger thereon;
- wherein the plurality of hanging features are arranged in parallel relationship relative to each other to define a row extending transverse relative to the longitudinal axis of the body;
- wherein each of the plurality of hanging features include a slot defined by the trim panel and includes a hanging portion extending across the slot and bisecting the slot into a first portion and a second portion;
- and
- wherein the body includes a Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) duct having an outlet disposed between the roof and the trim panel, wherein the plurality of hanging features provide fluid communication between the outlet of the HVAC duct and the interior space of the body to direct airflow therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.