Patent ID: 7762574
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A trim panel assembly mounted onto the vehicle body structure so as to cover an airbag, wherein the trim panel assembly is configured to displace upon inflation of the airbag so as to provide a passage for the airbag to deploy, the trim panel assembly comprising: a trim panel body mounted to the vehicle body structure and covering the air bag, the trim panel body having a hidden surface, a cabin surface opposite the hidden surface, and an aperture; a trim component mounted onto the cabin surface of the trim panel body and seated within the aperture of the trim panel body; a retainer having a base and a retaining member fixedly secured to the base, base mounted onto the hidden surface of the trim panel body, and the retaining member attached to the trim component, the trim component pivotably attached to the base so as to retain the trim component to the trim panel body but permitting movement of the trim panel during airbag deployment.