Modular insert trim unit for motor vehicle door

Details Modular insert trim unit for motor vehicle door Modular insert trim unit for motor vehicle door

1996-06-19

1999-07-27

Redman, Jerry

Movable or removable closures

Panel with closure feature

With means to accommodate window accessory; e.g.,...

491467, B60J 504

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059270209

ABSTRACT:
A modular insert trim unit is provided for a motor vehicle door. The modular insert trim unit includes a one-piece molded plastic door cavity insert having a passenger-side aesthetic trim surface. The door cavity insert preferably is a hollow body structure formed by reaction injection molding and having unitary mounting bosses for structurally mounting functional door hardware and for mounting the modular insert trim unit to structural componentry of the door assembly. The modular insert trim unit preferably is preassembled as a self-supporting unit which can be inserted conveniently into a door cavity defined at least in part by an outer panel of the door assembly. Window regulator hardware, door lock and handle hardware, are thus installed into a motor vehicle door as an integrated unit with the door cavity insert, which further provides the aesthetic passenger-side trim surface generally required for motor vehicle doors. Armrests and cargo bins can be provided as unitary extensions of the hollow body door cavity insert.

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