PILLAR GARNISH

• US 20160368447A1
• Filed: 06/18/2014
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: ASANO, Mitsuaki, SAKURAI, Hideyuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,663,056 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/0206 Arrangements of fasteners and clips specially adapted for attaching inner vehicle liners or mouldings devices for fastening or securing F16B
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/025 Pillars; Roof rails
• 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 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge

Abstract

An extension portion is formed at a vehicle front side end portion of a garnish main body. The extension portion bends back to the side thereof at which an storage space is formed, and projects toward a clip seat that is formed at the back side of the garnish main body. The extension portion is connected to a pillar inner panel and the clip seat by a clip. During expansion of a curtain airbag, the front pillar garnish turns about an integral hinge and the storage space opens up.

Claims

1. A pillar garnish comprising:

a pillar garnish main body that forms, between the pillar garnish main body and a body panel, a storage space configured to store a curtain airbag in a folded state;

an extension portion that is bent back and extends toward the storage space from an end portion of the pillar garnish main body at an opposite side of the pillar garnish main body from a curtain airbag expansion side end portion of the pillar garnish main body;

a fastening portion that fastens the extension portion to the body panel;

an attachment portion that is provided at a back side of the pillar garnish main body; and

an engaging portion that disengageably engages the attachment portion with the body panel and attaches the attachment portion to the body panel,

wherein the fastening portion and the engaging portion are formed integrally with the projection portion.

2. The pillar garnish according to claim 1, wherein the extension portion is fixed together with the attachment portion to the body panel by the fastening portion, in a state in which the extension portion is nipped between the attachment portion and the body panel.

3. The pillar garnish according to claim 1, wherein an integral hinge is formed at a back side of the end portion of the pillar garnish main body, which is at an opposite side from the curtain airbag expansion side end portion.

5. The pillar garnish according to claim 1, wherein an equipment retention portion, for equipment that is disposed in the storage space, is formed at the attachment portion.

6. The pillar garnish according to claim 1, further comprising:

a retention portion that is formed at a location that corresponds with the curtain airbag expansion side end portion of the pillar garnish main body; and

a shock-absorbing portion that projects from the extension portion toward the side thereof at which the retention portion is disposed, a distal end portion of the shock-absorbing portion being retained at the retention portion.

4. (canceled)