Patent ID: 8282145
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An interior panel assembly for a vehicle comprising: a first panel having an exterior surface facing a passenger compartment of the vehicle, an interior surface and a first edge, the first panel comprised of a first wall and a second wall extending in a substantially perpendicular plane from the first wall; a second panel having an exterior surface facing a passenger compartment of the vehicle, an interior surface and a second edge, the second panel having a first wall and a second wall extending in a substantially perpendicular plane from the first wall, wherein the second edge of the second panel is aligned in a first plane with the first edge of the first panel to define a gap having a height between the first edge of the first panel and the second edge of the second panel; and a projection having a first end connected to the interior surface of one of the first and second panels in a second plane parallel to the first plane, the projection having a second end and a height between the first and second ends greater than a span of the gap, the second end configured to be positioned proximate the interior surface of the other of the first and second panels, wherein the first wall of the second panel comprises a tray panel having an exterior surface, an interior surface and a rib extending from the interior surface into the gap, the rib extending perpendicular to the projection and spaced from the projection.