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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Michael Eberlein, Plymouth, MI (US);
Aaron Andersen, Farmington, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle instrument panel assembly includes a center stack assembly that has a main trim surface and an attachment surface with a peripheral edge surrounding the main trim surface. The peripheral edge includes a lower first side portion and a lower second side portion laterally opposite the lower first side portion. A first side trim surface extends from the lower first side portion of the peripheral edge and a second side trim surface extends from the lower second side portion of the peripheral edge. The first side trim surface and the second side trim surface are inclined toward one another such that the first side trim surface and the second side trim surface converge toward one another in a direction moving away from the main portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction.