Patent ID: 8128161
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: B60H

Abstract:
1. An interior body trim arrangement comprising: an interior body trim panel having an interior facing surface and an outboard facing surface opposite the interior facing surface; and a back closure member fixed to the outboard facing surface of the interior body trim panel with an inboard facing surface of the back closure member and the outboard facing surface of the interior body trim panel defining an integrated HVAC duct having a first opening end and a second opening end, the back closure member being independently formed as a separate piece from the interior body trim panel, the back closure member including a duct interface with a first peripheral end edge, the duct interface defining the first opening end of the integrated HVAC duct, the first peripheral end edge of the duct interface being spaced apart from the outboard facing surface of the interior body trim panel, an edge portion of the back closure member at the second opening end and an edge portion of the interior body trim panel at the second opening end forming a second peripheral end edge of the integrated HVAC duct.