A trim assembly 100 for a vehicle comprises a trim fixture 130 which has an anchor 140 for engaging with core trim element, such as an anchor bracket 109 of a dashboard 110, and an elongate flexible member 150 for looping around an appendage 122 of an ancillary trim element, such as an air vent surround (120, Fig. 3). The appendage may comprise a projecting tab comprising an appendage aperture 123 adapted such that the elongate flexible member can pass therethrough and be looped around before engaging with an aperture 151 in the trim fixture. The trim fixture may comprise a base 131 from which the anchor and elongate flexible member both project. The trim fixture is engaged with the vent surround by looping elongate flexible member; the vent surround is mounted to the dashboard; and the trim fixture is engaged with the dashboard using the anchor. The ancillary trim element may be mounted to the core trim element via primary mounting formations and the trim fixture may be used as an additional mounting formation.
Vehicle Trim Retention
28.05.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile |