Trim panel connecting link
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1. A trim panel connecting link for a vehicle comprising:
- a trim panel shaped to extend over a body support member for a vehicle and including a first end and a second end;
conductor means extending from said first end to said second end of said panel;
connector means mounted to opposite ends of said conductor means such that said trim panel connecting link can be employed for providing an electrical current path coupling conductors having connectors positioned adjacent the first and second ends of said trim panel when the trim panel is mounted to the vehicle body part; and
said panel further includes aperture means and an information display component coupled within said aperture means for exposure to the interior of the vehicle, and wherein said information display component is coupled to said conductor means.
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Abstract
A trim panel connecting link for one of the vehicle pillars, such as an A-pillar includes electrical conductors with a plug or socket at each opposite end thereof which connect with a mating socket or plug in the headliner and instrument panel for interconnecting the vehicle electrical system with the headliner electrical components. In a preferred embodiment an A-pillar display is mounted to the trim panel. In another embodiment the display is coupled to the conductors of the connecting link.
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25 Claims
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1. A trim panel connecting link for a vehicle comprising:
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a trim panel shaped to extend over a body support member for a vehicle and including a first end and a second end; conductor means extending from said first end to said second end of said panel; connector means mounted to opposite ends of said conductor means such that said trim panel connecting link can be employed for providing an electrical current path coupling conductors having connectors positioned adjacent the first and second ends of said trim panel when the trim panel is mounted to the vehicle body part; and said panel further includes aperture means and an information display component coupled within said aperture means for exposure to the interior of the vehicle, and wherein said information display component is coupled to said conductor means.
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2. A trim panel connecting link for a vehicle comprising:
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a trim panel shaped to extend over a body support member for a vehicle and including a first end and a second end, wherein said panel further includes aperture means and display means coupled within said aperture means for exposure to the interior of the vehicle; conductor means extending from said first end to said second end of said panel; and connector means mounted to opposite ends of said conductor means such that said trim panel connecting link can be employed for providing an electrical current path coupling conductors having connectors positioned adjacent the first and second ends of said trim panel when the trim panel is mounted to the vehicle body part, wherein said display means is coupled to said conductor means for receiving display information therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A trim panel connecting link for a vehicle comprising:
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an elongated trim panel shaped to extend over a structural pillar body support member for a vehicle and including a first end and a second end, wherein said first and second ends of said panel are curved to conform to the vehicle body adjacent said ends; clip means mounted to said panel for securing said panel to a body support; conductor means extending from said first end to said second end of said panel; and connector means mounted to opposite ends of said conductor means such that said trim panel connecting link can be employed for providing an electrical current path coupling conductors having connectors positioned adjacent the first and second ends of said trim panel when the trim panel is mounted to the vehicle body part, and an electrical circuit mounted to said panel wherein said electrical circuit includes a control switch mounted to said panel and accessible from the exterior of said panel.
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10. A trim panel connecting link for a vehicle comprising:
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an elongated trim panel shaped to extend over a structural pillar body support member for a vehicle and including a first end and a second end, wherein said first and second ends of said panel are curved to conform to the vehicle body adjacent said ends; clip means mounted to said panel for securing said panel to a body support; conductor means extending from said first end to said second end of said panel;
.connector means mounted to opposite ends of said conductor means such that said trim panel connecting link can be employed for providing an electrical current path coupling conductors having connectors positioned adjacent the first and second ends of said trim panel when the trim panel is mounted to the vehicle body part; and an electrical circuit mounted to said panel, and further including a display coupled to said electrical circuit and mounted to said panel to face the interior of the vehicle.
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11. An A-pillar display for a vehicle comprising:
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a trim panel shaped to cover an A-pillar of a vehicle said panel including means for mounting display thereto; a display mounted to said trim panel to face the interior of the vehicle; and conductor means extending between said trim panel and the A-pillar of the vehicle for coupling said display to a source of signal information to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A trim panel connecting link and display for a vehicle comprising:
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a trim panel shaped to extend over a body support member for a vehicle and including a first end and a second end; conductor means extending from said first end to said second end of said panel; means for coupling opposite ends of said conductor means to conductors extending adjacent said first and second ends of said panel such that said trim panel connecting link can be employed for providing an electrical current path between said first and second ends of said trim panel when the trim panel is mounted to the vehicle body part; and display means mounted to said trim panel to face the interior of the vehicle, said display means coupled to said conductor means for displaying signal information carried thereby. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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