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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Ryan V. Larcom, Greenwood, IN (US);
Brian D. Large, Columbus, OH (US);
Rachel E. Canepa, Marysville, OH (US);
Shinichi Yamase, Dublin, OH (US);
Ryan V. Larcom, Greenwood, IN (US);
Brian D. Large, Columbus, OH (US);
Rachel E. Canepa, Marysville, OH (US);
Shinichi Yamase, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A trim panel for a door of a vehicle that wherein both sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel are manufactured on the same equipment, thus eliminating the need to prepare separate molds for each trim panel. Both the sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel share essentially the same components and dimension except that the sunshade trim panel has an upper surface that terminates prior to a corresponding surface of the non-sunshade trim panel. This feature allows both trim panels to be made on the same equipment and then installed as needed depending on whether a given door will include a sunshade assembly.