Patent ID: 8840136

Claim:
A front pillar trim mounting structure comprising: a front pillar provided in a front portion of a vehicle; a front pillar trim covering the front pillar from an inner side of the vehicle; an airbag located between the front pillar and the front pillar trim; and an assist grip attached to the front pillar, and installed on a vehicle inner surface of the front pillar trim, wherein the front pillar trim comprises a first front pillar trim on which the assist grip is installed, a second front pillar trim provided with an opening where the first front pillar trim is installed, a tip portion of the second front pillar trim wherein the airbag is installed in the vicinity of the tip portion, a base portion of the second front pillar trim, opposing to the tip portion, an engagement mechanism detachably connecting the tip portion of the second front pillar trim to the first front pillar trim, and the engagement mechanism being configured to allow the tip portion to move with respect to the front pillar by releasing the tip portion by an expansion pressure of the airbag at a time of inflation of the airbag, so that a gap for a deployment of the airbag is formed between the tip portion and the front pillar, a rib provided on the base portion of the second front pillar trim, a frame-like portion provided on the first front pillar trim wherein the rib is inserted into the frame-like portion so that the frame-like portion allows the rib to slide along the frame-like portion while the frame-like portion allows the second front pillar trim to rotate about the frame-like portion.