Trim door hardware carrier and method of assembling vehicle door
First Claim
1. A method for assembling a motor vehicle door having a structural door body, a plurality of hardware components, a secondary trim component, and a trim panel, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing said trim panel with a map pocket opening;
providing said secondary trim component with a map pocket wall;
affixing the plurality of hardware components to the secondary trim component to form a door module assembly;
installing the door module assembly to the structural door body;
securing the trim panel to the structural door body overlaying the door module assembly, said trim panel cooperating with the secondary trim component to define a map pocket.
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Abstract
A method for assembling a motor vehicle door includes the steps of affixing a plurality of hardware components to a secondary trim component to form a door module assembly. The door module assembly is attached to the structural door body. A trim panel is secured to the structural door body overlaying the door module assembly. The secondary trim component has a map pocket wall and the trim panel has a map pocket opening. When the trim panel overlays the secondary trim component, the trim panel cooperates with the secondary trim component to define a map pocket.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for assembling a motor vehicle door having a structural door body, a plurality of hardware components, a secondary trim component, and a trim panel, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing said trim panel with a map pocket opening;
providing said secondary trim component with a map pocket wall;
affixing the plurality of hardware components to the secondary trim component to form a door module assembly;
installing the door module assembly to the structural door body;
securing the trim panel to the structural door body overlaying the door module assembly, said trim panel cooperating with the secondary trim component to define a map pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for assembling a motor vehicle door having a structural door body, a plurality of hardware components, a map pocket component, and a trim panel, the method comprising the steps of:
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affixing the plurality of hardware components to the map pocket component to form a door module assembly;
installing the door module assembly to the structural door body; and
securing the trim panel to the structural door body overlaying the door module assembly. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A door module comprising
a trim panel having a map pocket opening; -
a secondary trim component having a map pocket wall;
a plurality of door hardware components affixed to the secondary trim component;
said trim panel cooperating with the secondary trim component to define a map pocket when the trim panel overlays said secondary trim component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for assembling a motor vehicle door having a structural door body, a plurality of hardware components, a secondary trim component, and a trim panel, the method comprising:
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providing the trim panel with a finished surface intended to be observed from a passenger compartment, the finished surface having an opening therein;
providing the secondary trim component wherein one side thereof has a finished surface area portion, the secondary trim component having a plurality of hardware components affixed thereto at locations other than the finished surface area portion;
removeably attaching the trim panel against the secondary trim component, to thereby provide a unitized handling assembly;
securing a portion of the handling assembly to the structural door body;
removing the trim panel from the handling assembly, overlaying the trim panel in a pre-configured orientation over the secondary trim component and securing the trim panel to the structural door body, said trim panel cooperating with the secondary trim component such that the finished surface area of the secondary trim component covers the opening in the trim panel. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for assembling a motor vehicle door having a structural door body, a plurality of hardware components, a secondary trim component, and a trim panel provided in upper and lower sections, the method comprising:
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providing each of the upper and lowers sections of the trim panel with a finished surface intended to be observed from a passenger compartment, at least one of the panels having an opening therein;
providing the secondary trim component wherein one side thereof has a finished surface area portion, the secondary trim component having a plurality of hardware components affixed thereto at locations other than the finished surface area portion;
removeably attaching the upper trim panel section, the lower trim panel section and the secondary trim component against one another to thereby provide a unitized handling assembly;
securing a portion of the handling assembly to the structural door body;
removing the upper and lower trim panel sections from the handling assembly, securing any remaining hardware to the structural door body;
overlaying the lower and upper trim panel sections in pre-configured orientation over the secondary trim component and securing the trim panels to the structural door body, the trim panel section having said opening cooperating with the secondary trim component such that the finished surface area of the secondary trim component covers the opening in the trim panel. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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