Patent ID: 9174602
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a pillar garnish mounted at a side pillar assembly of the vehicle, the pillar garnish having an upper end portion; a roof head lining having an outer portion that extends along the upper end portion of the pillar garnish; and an airbag jump bracket fixedly located between a pillar body and the roof head lining, the airbag jump bracket including a first portion extending in a vehicle height direction and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion in a vehicle width direction, the second portion supporting an airbag body that guides the airbag body toward an occupant compartment of the vehicle during an airbag deployment event, the airbag jump bracket further comprising an outwardly turned flange portion extending outwardly in the vehicle width direction to underhang the second portion of the airbag jump bracket, the outwardly turned flange portion and terminating at an end located beneath the second portion of the airbag jump bracket; the pillar garnish including an airbag jump bracket engaging feature including a tower engaging portion and a ledge engaging portion; wherein the ledge engaging portion comprises a ledge engaging surface that engages the outwardly turned flange portion with movement of the airbag jump bracket engaging feature in the vehicle height direction and the tower engaging portion comprises a tower engaging surface that engages the outwardly turned flange portion with movement of the airbag jump bracket engaging feature in the vehicle width direction.