# US 9,434,242 B2 · Door trim assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,434,242 B2 - Document ID: US9434242B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/751,650 - Filed: 2015-06-26 - Published: 2016-01-07 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-03 - Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Kazuki Yamada; Yohei Migaki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9434242B2 ## CPC - B60J 5/0418: {Water or sound barrier, e.g. watershields or seals between dry/wet compartment, sound or vibration dampers} - B60J 10/75: for sealing the lower part of the panes - B60R 13/0243: {Doors} - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A door trim assembly includes a weather strip and a door trim. The door trim includes a holder plate portion arranged opposite the weather strip, an upper holder portion and a lower holder portion projecting from the holder plate portion toward the weather strip, and a support portion. The lower holder portion has a lower holder basal portion continuing from the holder plate portion, and has a gap distance from the upper holder portion. The lower holder portion and the upper holder portion hold a stopper portion of the weather strip therebetween. The support portion is provided near a portion of the holder plate portion where the lower holder basal portion of the lower holder portion continues, and is elastically deformable so that the lower holder portion is moved downwardly to increase the gap distance according to insertion of the stopper portion into a space formed by the gap distance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A door trim assembly for a vehicle comprising: a weather strip to be mounted on a body panel of the vehicle, the weather strip including a mount portion to be mounted on the body panel, and a stopper portion projecting from the mount portion toward a vehicular interior side; a door trim mounted on the weather strip, the door trim including: a holder plate portion arranged on the vehicular interior side with respect to the weather strip and the body panel to be opposite the weather strip and extending in a vehicular front-rear direction; an upper holder portion projecting from the holder plate portion toward the weather strip; a lower holder portion projecting from the holder plate portion toward the weather strip and having a lower holder basal portion and a lower holder distal end portion, the lower holder basal portion continuing from the holder plate portion, and the lower holder portion having a gap distance from the upper holder portion, the lower holder portion and the upper holder portion holding the stopper portion of the weather strip therebetween; and a support portion provided near a portion of the holder plate portion where the lower holder basal portion of the lower holder portion continues, the support portion being elastically deformable so that the lower holder portion is moved downwardly to increase the gap distance according to insertion of the stopper portion into a space formed by the gap distance. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The door trim assembly according to claim 1, wherein the holder plate portion includes a slit around the lower holder basal portion and the support portion is surrounded by the slit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The door trim assembly according to claim 2, wherein the slit is a U-shaped slit having a bottom slit portion that is disposed below the lower holder basal portion to form the support portion on an inner side with respect to the U-shaped slit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The door trim assembly according to claim 2, wherein the slit is a U-shaped slit having a bottom slit portion that is disposed above the lower holder basal portion to form the support portion on an inner side with respect to the U-shaped slit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The door trim assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: a trim body disposed on the vehicular interior side with respect to the weather strip and the body panel, wherein the holder plate portion is mounted on the trim body as a separate component from the trim body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The door assembly according to claim 2, wherein the lower holder portion is arranged on the support portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The door trim assembly according to claim 2, wherein the slit is a U-shaped slit having a bottom slit portion and two side slit portions, the support portion is surrounded by the bottom slit portion and the two side slit portions, the support portion includes a support basal portion and a support edge portion, and the support basal portion is near two ends of the two side slit portions and the support edge portion is along the bottom slit portion, and the support portion is deformable and configured to pivot about the support basal portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The door trim assembly according to claim 3, wherein the support portion includes a support basal portion and a support edge portion, and the support basal portion is near two ends of the U-shaped slit and the support edge portion is along the bottom slit portion, and the support portion is deformable and configured to pivot about the support basal portion so that the support edge portion moves toward a vehicular interior side. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The door trim assembly according to claim 4, wherein the support portion includes a support basal portion and a support edge portion, and the support basal portion is near two ends of the U-shaped slit and the support edge portion is along the bottom slit portion, and the support portion is deformable and configured to pivot about the support basal portion so that the support edge portion moves toward a vehicular exterior side. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The door trim assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lower holder portion is longer than the upper holder portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The door trim assembly according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is a part of the holder plate portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The door trim assembly according to claim 1, wherein the stopper portion has a projected end portion and is tapered to the projected end portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The door trim assembly according to claim 12, wherein the upper holder portion has a upper holder distal end portion and the lower holder portion has a lower holder distal end portion and the upper holder distal end portion and the lower holder distal end portion are away from each other by the gap distance, the stopper portion has a height between a top and a bottom thereof, the gap distance is smaller than the height of the stopper portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The door trim assembly according to claim 13, wherein the upper holder portion has a curved plate-like shape, the lower holder portion has a straight shape, the stopper portion has projections on a lower surface thereof, and the projections are elastically deformed to be in contact with the lower holder portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The door rim assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: a trim body disposed on the vehicular interior side with respect to the weather strip and the body panel, the trim body integrally includes the holder plate portion as a unitary part.