Decoma International Corporation

Magna International Inc.

Sean Elliot Granger

Adolfo Enrico Milani

Gary Hawkins

Kevin Bunting

Michael Gach

John Hobill

Daniel T McDermott

Steven Giles

Mark Risdale

Daniel T Mcdermott

Steven Royston Giles

A dead front actuating assembly actuates a device in standard ambient light conditions. The dead front actuating assembly includes a housing defining a periphery and an interior volume. A cover plate is fixedly secured to the housing at the periphery. The cover plate defines an inboard surface facing the interior volume and an outboard surface opposite the inboard surface. The outboard surface is opaque in standard ambient light conditions. The dead front actuating assembly also includes a switch that is operatively connected to the inboard surface of the cover plate at a defined location for toggling the device between on and off conditions. Also included is a presence sensor identifying when an operator is disposed adjacent the cover plate. A back light inside the housing illuminates the cover plate such that light passes through the cover plate and out the outboard surface to illuminate the switch.

Non-contact dead front actuation system and lighting assembly for providing keyless entry into a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle

A clip assembly mounts a cladding panel to a body. The clip assembly includes a clip and a key guide. The clip has a head and a shaft. The head is adapted for attaching to a flange of the cladding panel. The key guide has a hollow body sized to receive and retain the shaft in a first and second engagement position. The key guide is configured to be inserted into a slot on the body structure and upon rotation is retained within the slot. One end of the cladding engages the pilot aperture and an opposite end engages a slot. The cladding is adjustable relative to the body structure while in a first engagement position and is held in place for further fastening when in a second engagement position.

Adjustable rear frame cladding

A clip () mounts a corner cladding panel () to a body structure (). The clip has a body () having a tab () extending in a longitudinal direction. An attachment fixture () extends from the body in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The clip () is attachable to the body structure in the orthogonal direction and positions the clip () to receive the corner cladding panel () in the longitudinal direction. The body has a pin () extending in the orthogonal direction that maintains an orientation of the clip () to receive the cladding in the direction of application. The clip () has a ridge () positioned to snappingly engage the cladding panel () to maintain engagement therebetween.

Clip for attaching a corner cladding to a vehicle

A clip assembly ( ) mounts a cladding panel to a body. The clip assembly includes a clip ( ) and a key guide ( ). The clip ( ) has a head ( ) and a shaft ( ). The head ( ) is adapted for attaching to a flange of the cladding panel. The key guide ( ) has a hollow body ( ) sized to receive and retain the shaft ( ) in a first and second engagement position. The key guide ( ) is configured to be inserted into a slot ( ) on the body structure and upon rotation is retained within the slot. One end of the cladding engages the pilot aperture ( ) and an opposite end engages a slot ( ). The cladding is adjustable relative to the body structure while in a first engagement position and is held in place for further fastening when in a second engagement position.

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Detroit, MI, United States of America

Sean Elliot Granger