Patent ID: 7556852

Claim:
A vehicle interior trim component comprising: a substrate provided with a groove portion, wherein the groove portion has a bottom, wherein the groove portion has a plurality of bottomed groove portions and a plurality of cutout groove portions, and wherein the cutout groove portions comprise portions of the groove portion with the bottom of the groove portion cut out; and a trim member provided with a first cover portion, a second cover portion, and a fixing member mounted on a boundary portion between the first cover portion and the second cover portion, the trim member covering the substrate; wherein the boundary portion including the fixing member is attached to the groove portion by longitudinal insertion through one end of the groove portion; wherein each of the cutout groove portions is provided on its edge with a retainer for retaining the fixing member; and wherein the fixing member comprises a retainer engagement portion, wherein the retainer engagement portion engages the retainer to fix the trim member to the substrate, and wherein the retainer engagement portion is shorter than a distance between the retainer and the bottom of the groove portion.