Trim module for a pillar of a motor vehicle

• US 10,377,324 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2017
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Gaudig, Ralf
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Toan C
• Application Number:
  US15/623,467
• Publication Number:
  US 20170361783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 789 Days
• Field of Search: 2807302
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/025 Pillars; Roof rails
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/0275 comprising removable or hinged parts for accessing storage compartments B60R7/04; for airbag deployment B60R21/215
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2013/0287 integrating other functions or accessories
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/21518 comprising a lock unlocked during deployment
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/21537 characterised by hinges
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/215 characterised by the covers for the inflatable member B60R21/2176 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/216 comprising tether means for limitation of cover motion during deployment

Abstract

A trim module is disclosed for a pillar of a motor vehicle, in particular for an A-pillar of a motor car. The trim module includes a trim body, a basic body configured to connect to the pillar, a latch and a jointed connection. The trim body includes a pivot portion pivotable about the jointed connection and facing the interior of the motor vehicle. The basic body includes a connecting portion, a bearing portion and a support portion. The support portion is formed in the direction of the pivot portion. The pivot portion, the bearing portion and the support portion form a first receiving region for an inflatable airbag. The pivot portion and the bearing portion are detachably connected to one another by the latch and the jointed connection is formed on the side of the support portion facing away from the first receiving region.

Claims

1. A trim module for a pillar of a motor vehicle comprising:

a trim body having a pivot portion configured to face an interior of the motor vehicle and pivot about a jointed connection;

a basic body having a connecting portion configured to be connected to the pillar, a bearing portion and a support portion formed in the direction of the pivot portion;

a latch detachably connecting the pivot portion to the bearing portion; and

wherein the pivot portion, the bearing portion and the support portion form a first receiving region for an inflatable airbag and the jointed connection is formed on a side of the support portion facing away from the first receiving region, the trim body is plugged into the basic body on the side of the support portion facing away from the first receiving region, the trim body comprises a hooking-in web configured to plug into a recess formed in the basic body, and the recess is formed in the connecting portion and the hooking-in web latches in the recess.

2. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the support portion contacts the pivot portion.

3. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the pivot portion comprises a mounting for the support portion, wherein the support portion is plugged into the mounting.

4. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the trim body, the basic body and the jointed connection form separate components.

5. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the basic body is configured to be connected to the pillar in the region of the connecting portion.

6. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the jointed connection is formed in the trim body.

7. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the jointed connection comprises one of a film hinge, a material weakening or a flexible, non-tearing material.

8. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the pivot portion, the connecting portion and the support portion form a second receiving region configured to receive an installation part.

9. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein in a side of the support portion facing away from a first receiving region in the basic body comprises a retainer for an installation part.

10. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the latch is formed by a part region of the pivot portion engaging behind the bearing portion.

11. The trim module according to claim 10, wherein the pivot portion comprises a recess on a side facing away from the interior of the vehicle, wherein a free end of the bearing portion engages in the recess.

12. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the jointed connection is formed adjacent to an edge region of the trim body.

13. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the jointed connection is configured to be arranged adjacent to a windshield of the motor vehicle.

14. The trim module according to claim 1, wherein the basic body comprises retainer configured to secure an airbag in the first receiving region.