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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Generoso Sia, Jr., Plain City, OH (US);
Ruben E. Guanzon, Powell, OH (US);
Generoso Sia, Jr., Plain City, OH (US);
Ruben E. Guanzon, Powell, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rear pillar garnish assembly to cover an air bag in a rear pillar for an automotive vehicle is provided and includes a base attached to the rear pillar, a flexible cover attached to a front portion of the base, a stiffener attached to the flexible lid and to the rear pillar, a speaker assembly, and a rear cover. When the air bag deploys the force of the air bag dislodges the flexible cover from the front portion of the base to allow the air bag to expand into a passenger compartment of the automotive vehicle. The flexible lid, however, remains attached to the stiffener thereby preventing the flexible lid from becoming airborne into the passenger compartment of the automotive vehicle.