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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Nitesh Chandrakant Jadhav, Canton, MI (US);
Bill Moore Sherwood, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Mirza Safder Ali Baig, Canton, MI (US);
Bhavani Thota, Novi, MI (US);
Linh Doan, Belleville, MI (US);
Tyler Glenn, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A composite applique assembly for a vehicle interior trim piece includes a flexible receiver element and a flexible insert connected to the flexible receiver element by a sliding joint. An end of the flexible receiver element is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. An end of the flexible insert opposite to the flexible receiver element end is fixedly connected to a vehicle door element. The flexible receiver element defines an internal channel configured for slidingly receiving the flexible insert therein. The flexible receiver element further defines at least a partial-length slot providing fluid communication with the internal channel.