Patent ID: 7794010
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A door trim for use with a vehicle, the vehicle including a compartment and a door panel, the door panel having a wall on the vehicle compartment side thereof, wherein the door trim reduces impact to a person located in the compartment in an event of a side impact to the vehicle, the door trim comprising: a body configured to be mounted along the wall of the door panel of the vehicle; an armrest that protrudes in a width direction of the vehicle from the body toward the inside of the vehicle compartment, the armrest including resin foam molding, a cross section of a material thickness of the armrest being thinner than that of the body, the armrest having an outer surface and an inner surface; a plurality of ribs disposed on the inner surface of the armrest, a longitudinal length of each rib generally extending in the width direction of the vehicle; and a break line set substantially in a center of the armrest, the break line extending substantially in a front-back direction of the vehicle, wherein in an event of a side impact to the vehicle the armrest is configured to substantially deform along the break line and in the width direction of the vehicle, and the plurality of ribs are separately arranged in the front-back direction of the vehicle so as to set a position of the break line.