Patent ID: 7879424
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A component for a vehicle interior comprising: a flexible skin having a flange that extends substantially entirely about the periphery of the skin; a compressible material coupled to the skin; a rigid substrate having grooves that define an area; wherein the flange of the skin is coupled to and embedded in the grooves of the substrate which provides a visual boundary between the skin and the substrate defined by the groove and extends substantially entirely about the periphery of the area over which the skin is provided; wherein the area over which the skin is provided comprises a first soft region and a second soft region, the first soft region and the second soft region each defining an exposed surface of the component that is configured to be interfaced by a vehicle occupant; wherein the compressible material is located between the skin and the substrate to provide the first soft region; wherein a portion of the skin is in direct contact with the substrate to provide the second soft region; and wherein the skin extends continuously between the first soft region and the second soft region.