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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Jessica Buza, Riverview, MI (US);
Thomas Norton, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas Mally, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Hsiao-Tung Yang, Novi, MI (US);
Michael Eberlein, Plymouth, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle interior structure includes a main body, a first side trim panel and a top finisher panel. The main body has a first side defining a plurality of first side attachment portions. The first side trim panel at least partially covers the first side of the main body and has a plurality of first panel attachment portions attached to the first side attachment portions of the main body. The first side trim panel also includes at least one first projection spaced apart from the first panel attachment portions and located adjacent to the upper end of the main body, the at least one first projection having an aperture. The top finisher panel covers the upper end of the main body and has at least one downwardly extending second projection that extends into the aperture of the at least one first projection retaining the first side trim panel in position.