Structure for attaching interior trim panel around automotive front pillar
First Claim
1. A structure for attaching an interior trim panel around an automotive front pillar, comprising:
- a front pillar trim covering a vehicle compartment side of a front pillar, wherein the front pillar trim is provided with a rib on a back surface thereof;
a roof lining being adjacent to the front pillar trim and covering a vehicle compartment side of a roof side; and
an airbag stored in a space extending from an inside of the front pillar trim to an inside of the roof lining, whereinan engagement projection is provided on a vehicle body panel being located inside of the front pillar trim adjacent to the roof lining, the engagement projection being projected in a direction of the airbag deploying and located with a space from a flange of a door opening towards inside of the vehicle compartment, and an engagement portion is projected on a back surface of the front pillar trim in a direction against to said airbag deploying, so as to be engaged to said engagement projection;
the rib extends in a direction substantially traversing the front pillar trim adjacent to the door opening, and the rib is provided with the engagement portion; and
the rib is provided with a projected edge located on the vehicle compartment side of the engagement portion projected toward the airbag nearer than the engagement portion, wherein the projected edge is configured to first receive the airbag deploying.
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Abstract
In a structure for attaching an interior trim panel around an automotive front pillar, in which an airbag (6) is stored in a space in the range from the inside of a front pillar trim (2) to the inside of a roof lining (3), an engagement projection (92) projecting in almost the same direction as the deployment direction of the airbag is provided at intervals in the range from a flange (11) of a door opening (7) to the inside of a vehicle compartment in a portion which is adjacent to a joint portion (L1) of the front pillar trim and the roof lining and extends along the door opening of a vehicle body panel (10) located on the inside of the front pillar trim, and on the other hand, an engagement portion (24) projecting in the substantially opposite direction to the deployment direction of the airbag is provided on the back surface of an end edge portion on the door opening side of the front pillar trim (2), whereby the engagement portion (24) is engaged to the engagement projection (92).
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6 Claims
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1. A structure for attaching an interior trim panel around an automotive front pillar, comprising:
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a front pillar trim covering a vehicle compartment side of a front pillar, wherein the front pillar trim is provided with a rib on a back surface thereof; a roof lining being adjacent to the front pillar trim and covering a vehicle compartment side of a roof side; and an airbag stored in a space extending from an inside of the front pillar trim to an inside of the roof lining, wherein an engagement projection is provided on a vehicle body panel being located inside of the front pillar trim adjacent to the roof lining, the engagement projection being projected in a direction of the airbag deploying and located with a space from a flange of a door opening towards inside of the vehicle compartment, and an engagement portion is projected on a back surface of the front pillar trim in a direction against to said airbag deploying, so as to be engaged to said engagement projection; the rib extends in a direction substantially traversing the front pillar trim adjacent to the door opening, and the rib is provided with the engagement portion; and the rib is provided with a projected edge located on the vehicle compartment side of the engagement portion projected toward the airbag nearer than the engagement portion, wherein the projected edge is configured to first receive the airbag deploying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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