Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1997-10-24
2000-08-01
Hoge, Gary C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
296189, B60R 2700
Patent
active
060955910
ABSTRACT:
A front pillar garnish adapted to cover a front pillar disposed between a front windshield and a side door in an automotive vehicle. The front pillar garnish comprises a main body section formed of plastic and generally channel-shaped. The main body section is to be fixedly connected to the front pillar and located at the side of a passenger compartment. A plurality of generally plate-shaped energy absorbing ribs are integrally formed at the inner surface of the main body section in a manner to be generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the main body section. A plurality of bosses are integrally formed extending from the inner surface of the main body section. A clip supporting member is fixedly secured to the tip end sections of the bosses and fixedly supported on the edges of the energy absorbing ribs. A clip formed of a spring material is fixedly mounted on the clip supporting member and fixable to the front pillar in order to install the front pillar garnish to the vehicle body.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5575500 (1996-11-01), Mimura et al.
patent: 5609385 (1997-03-01), Daniel et al.
patent: 5660426 (1997-08-01), Sugimori et al.
patent: 5741044 (1998-04-01), Kawai et al.
patent: 5833303 (1998-11-01), Kawai et al.
patent: 5868458 (1999-02-01), Hirata et al.
patent: 5938273 (1999-08-01), Williams et al.
Ichikawa Satoru
Kawai Akira
Komatsu Motoru
Matsuyama Kazuo
Yoshikawa Satoru
Hoge Gary C.
Nihon Plast Co. Ltd.
Nissan Motor Co,. Ltd.
LandOfFree
Interior material for automotive vehicle does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Interior material for automotive vehicle, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Interior material for automotive vehicle will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-656517