One-piece interior trim panel for a motor vehicle and method for manufacturing such an interior trim panel
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsThomas Horst, Michael Silz
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Abstract
A one-piece interior trim panel for a motor vehicle and method of manufacture is disclosed which includes a trim section configured to face the vehicle interior and a handle section that is arranged on the trim section such that a handle cavity is formed in the interior trim panel. The handle section features a recess that points in the vertical direction and through which a person can reach behind the rear side of a segment of the trim section. The present disclosure furthermore concerns a method for manufacturing such an interior trim panel.
Claims15
A one-piece interior trim panel for an interior of motor vehicle comprising:
- a trim section configured to face the vehicle interior;
- and
- a handle section arranged on the trim section and forming a handle cavity in the interior trim panel, wherein the handle section comprises a recess extending in a vertical direction to provide access to a back side of a segment of the trim section;
- and
- at least two protruding projections in the form of a wall-shaped element provided on a rear side of the segment, wherein the at least two protruding projections extend in a lateral direction and are arranged successively in the vertical direction such that intermediate spaces are formed therebetween.
A one-piece interior trim panel for an interior of motor vehicle comprising:
- a trim section configured to face the vehicle interior;
- and
- a handle section arranged on the trim section and forming a handle cavity in the interior trim panel, wherein the handle section comprises a recess extending in a vertical direction to provide access to a back side of a segment of the trim section,
- wherein the handle section is arranged on the trim section such that an opening for the handle cavity opening is formed in the trim section such that the trim section completely surrounds the handle cavity opening.
A method for manufacturing an interior trim panel comprising:
- providing a permanent mold having two separate mold parts, which when assembled form a mold cavity defining a trim section configured to face the vehicle interior and a handle section arranged on the trim section and forming a handle cavity in the interior trim panel, wherein the handle section comprises a recess extending in a vertical direction to provide access to a back side of a segment of the trim section and at least two protruding projections in the form of a wall-shaped element provided on a rear side of the segment, wherein the at least two protruding projections extend in a lateral direction and are arranged successively in the vertical direction such that intermediate spaces are formed therebetween;
- injecting a molding material comprising a plastic into the mold cavity to form an interior trim panel;
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- separating the two mold parts and removing the interior trim panel from the permanent mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.