Patent ID: 8844993
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A reinforced vehicle trim assembly comprising: a trim panel mounted to a vehicle body member inside a vehicle storage compartment such that a trim panel free edge extends cantilevered toward a surface of a vehicle body panel that faces inside the vehicle storage compartment, the trim panel free edge being spaced at a first distance from the surface of the vehicle body panel; and a reinforcement member mounted in the vehicle storage compartment proximate to the trim panel between the trim panel and the vehicle body member, the reinforcement member having a reinforcement member free edge that extends cantilevered toward the surface of the vehicle body panel and is spaced at a second distance from the surface of the vehicle body panel, the trim panel and the reinforcement member being configured to deflect in response to a force applied to the trim panel such that the trim panel free edge and the reinforcement member free edge move toward the surface of the vehicle body panel.