Ford Motor Company Limited

David Matthew Veit

Charles D Bailey

Jerry DiNello

A trim panel mounting assembly for a motor vehicle includes a trim panel bracket mounted to one side of a trim panel opposite an interior of the motor vehicle and a support bracket mounted to an inner door panel opposite the trim panel bracket. The trim panel mounting assembly also includes a structure for allowing the trim panel bracket and the support bracket to self-align when the trim panel bracket and the support bracket are brought into proximate position for installation.

Trim panel mounting assembly

A trim mounting assembly for automotive vehicles including a trim panel bracket mounted on one side of the trim panel opposite the interior of the vehicle and a support bracket mounted to an inner door panel opposite the trim panel bracket. The trim panel bracket includes a clip and a leg with the leg disposed spaced from the clip on the trim panel bracket. The support bracket includes a clip and leg with the leg disposed spaced from the clip on the support bracket. The clip and the leg on the support bracket are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the clip and the leg on the trim panel bracket such that the leg on a trim panel bracket is received in the clip of the support and the leg of the support bracket is received in the clip on the trim panel bracket to provide a direct load path for the trim panel to the inner door panel of the vehicle.

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Canton, MI, United States of America

David Matthew Veit