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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomonari Sakuma, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Akira Kawai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 ;
Abstract
A resin trim body is mounted on an inner door panel of a vehicle door. A flange is provided at a peripheral edge portion of the trim body and extends toward the door inner panel. A rib or ribs which extend between and integrally interconnect the flange and the trim body, are each formed with a structure which focusses stress and defines a rupturable portion at a front end edge thereof.