Manufacture of interior trim for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A method of providing interior trim for a motor vehicle comprising:
- forming a first interior trim article providing a first interior trim level, wherein the first article comprises a first article decorative covering overlying a first article cushion member and a first article substrate, with the first article cushion member located between the first article decorative covering and the first article substrate; and
forming a second interior trim article having a base structure comprising the first interior trim article;
wherein the second interior trim article provides a second interior trim level different from the first interior trim level, wherein the second interior trim article comprises a second article decorative covering and a second article cushion member overlying the base structure, with the second article cushion member located between the second article decorative covering and the base structure;
wherein the first article decorative covering includes an elongated channel;
wherein the second article decorative covering comprises a plurality of decorative covering segments joined at a joining seam;
wherein the joining seam is located in the elongated channel; and
wherein the elongated channel is defined by two opposing sidewalls; and
at least a portion of at least one of the sidewalls is formed by an elongated rib which protrudes outward from an upper side of the first article decorative covering.
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Abstract
A method of providing interior trim for a motor vehicle comprising forming a first interior trim article providing a first interior trim level, wherein the first article comprises a first article decorative covering overlying a first article cushion member and a first article substrate; and forming a second interior trim article having a base structure comprising the first interior trim article; wherein the second interior trim article provides a second interior trim level different from the first interior trim level; wherein the second interior trim article comprises a second article decorative covering and a second article cushion member overlying the base structure; wherein the first article decorative covering includes an elongated channel; wherein the second article decorative covering comprises a plurality of decorative covering segments joined at a joining seam; and wherein the joining seam is located in the elongated channel.
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1. A method of providing interior trim for a motor vehicle comprising:
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forming a first interior trim article providing a first interior trim level, wherein the first article comprises a first article decorative covering overlying a first article cushion member and a first article substrate, with the first article cushion member located between the first article decorative covering and the first article substrate; and forming a second interior trim article having a base structure comprising the first interior trim article; wherein the second interior trim article provides a second interior trim level different from the first interior trim level, wherein the second interior trim article comprises a second article decorative covering and a second article cushion member overlying the base structure, with the second article cushion member located between the second article decorative covering and the base structure; wherein the first article decorative covering includes an elongated channel; wherein the second article decorative covering comprises a plurality of decorative covering segments joined at a joining seam; wherein the joining seam is located in the elongated channel; and wherein the elongated channel is defined by two opposing sidewalls; and
at least a portion of at least one of the sidewalls is formed by an elongated rib which protrudes outward from an upper side of the first article decorative covering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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