Patent ID: 7695051
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: B60J,B60R

Abstract:
1. A method to mount an impact-absorbing member, the method comprising: inserting the impact-absorbing member into a cavity formed between an inner panel and an outer panel through an opening in the inner panel; positioning a portion of a main body of the impact-absorbing member adjacent to an outboard side of the inner panel in the opening while protruding a plurality of mounts from the opening toward an inboard side of the inner panel; securing the impact-absorbing member by retaining an edge of the opening between the portion of the main body adjacent to the outboard side of the inner panel and at least one of the plurality of mounts adjacent to the inboard side of the inner panel; rotating the impact-absorbing member from a first inserting position to a second secured position; and simultaneously positioning the portion of the main body adjacent to the outboard side of the inner panel and each mount to the inboard side of the inner panel.