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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Dura Automotive Holdings U.k., Ltd, Birmingham, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DURA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS U.K., LTD., Birmingham, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29L 16/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B29C 45/0025 (2013.01); B60R 13/02 (2013.01); B60R 16/023 (2013.01); B29C 2045/0043 (2013.01); B29C 2045/0093 (2013.01); B29L 2016/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01); B60R 25/23 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exterior trim for a motor vehicle has a body that forms a surface of the exterior trim. The body has an exterior surface and an interior surface, and defines a recess or cut-out. The body has a single undulating wall formed on the interior surface of the body substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the body, and the single undulating wall at least partially surrounds the recess or cut-out. The exterior trim also includes a human-machine interface (HMI) device disposed at least partially within the recess or cut-out of the body. The HMI device may be used to externally control certain features of the motor vehicle.