Interior parts for a vehicle

• US 7,722,113 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2008
• Issued: 05/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hayashi Telempu Company Limited, Inoac Corporation (Inoue Rubber Public Company Limited), Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hayashi Telempu Company Limited, Inoac Corporation (Inoue Rubber Public Company Limited), Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ito, Osamu, Kamiya, Kentaro, Goma, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Morrow; Jason S
• Application Number:
  US12/156,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20080296933A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 296/187.05, 296/193.06, 296/39.1, 296/1.08, 280/730.2, 280/751
• US Class Current: 296/187.05
• 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 2021/0414 using energy absorbing ribs
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0435 associated with the side or roof pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/04 Padded linings for the vehicle interior ; Energy absorbing structures associated with padded or non-padded linings

Abstract

An interior part for a vehicle including a first rib(s) extending on the side that faces a vehicle body at a time of mounting the interior part to the vehicle body, and a second rib(s) extending to cross the first rib, in which an inserting portion(s) that is inserted into an opening(s) provided in the vehicle body is formed at portion(s) where the first rib and the second rib cross each other and projects toward the vehicle body, and this inserting portion(s) is provided with a third rib(s) that extends toward the vehicle body from the first rib and a fourth rib(s) that extends toward the vehicle body from the second rib.

Claims

1. An interior part for a vehicle having a first rib extending on a side that faces a vehicle body at a time of mounting the interior part to the vehicle body, and a second rib extending to cross the first rib, wherein:

an inserting portion is formed projecting toward the vehicle body at a portion where the first rib and the second rib cross each other, the inserting portion being inserted in an opening formed in the vehicle body, and

the inserting portion is provided with a third rib continuously extending toward the vehicle body from the first rib and a fourth rib continuously extending toward the vehicle body from the second rib.

2. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein the inserting portion is formed at a portion where the first rib and the second rib cross each other in a cross shape.

3. The interior part according to claim 2, wherein the inserting portion has a cross shape where the third rib and the fourth rib cross each other.

4. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein the first rib and the second rib are integrally formed on a side that faces the vehicle body.

5. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein the first rib continuously extends in a longitudinal direction of the interior part.

6. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein

the first rib and the second rib are integrally formed on a side that faces the vehicle body, and

the inserting portion is formed at a portion where the first rib and the second rib cross each other in a cross shape.

7. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein

the first rib continuously extends in a longitudinal direction of the interior part, and

the inserting portion is formed at a portion where the first rib and the second rib cross each other in a cross shape.

8. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein

the first rib and the second rib are integrally formed on a side that faces the vehicle body, and

the inserting portion is formed at a portion where the first rib and the second rib cross each other in a cross shape, and has a cross shape where the third rib and the fourth rib cross each other.

9. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein

the first rib continuously extends in a longitudinal direction of the interior part, and

the inserting portion is formed at a portion where the first rib and the second rib cross each other in a cross shape, and has a cross shape where the third rib and the fourth rib cross each other.

10. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein

the first rib and the second rib are integrally formed on a side that faces the vehicle body, and

the first rib continuously extends in a longitudinal direction of the interior part.

11. The interior part according to claim 1, wherein

the first rib and the second rib are integrally formed on a side that faces the vehicle body,

the first rib continuously extends in a longitudinal direction of the interior part, and

the inserting portion is formed at a portion where the first rib and the second rib cross each other in a cross shape, and has a cross shape where the third rib and the fourth rib cross each other.