| US 7,578,521 B2 | ||
| Add-on inflatable curtain deployment ramp to center pillar trim | ||
| Brian Downey, Farmington Hills, Mich. (US); Kristi Elliott-Rumberger, Farmington Hills, Mich. (US); and Jamison Jaramillo, Farmington Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 20, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/858,555. | ||
| Application 11/858555 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/384880, filed on Mar. 20, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0007034 A1, Jan. 10, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 21/213 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—730.2 | 22 Claims |
| 11. A pillar structure for a motor vehicle having a side curtain airbag, comprising:
a pillar panel having at least one fastener receiving-aperture;
a pillar trim component subassembly comprising:
an elongate, main body member for covering at least a portion of the pillar panel,
a separately formed, airbag support member interconnected in a subassembly to an upper portion of the main body member, the
airbag support member having an integrally formed inflatable curtain deployment trajectory ramp surface, and
each of the main body member and the airbag support member having at least one fastener-receiving aperture, such that at least
one of the fastener-receiving apertures in each of the main body member and the airbag support member coaxially align with
one another when interconnected in the subassembly; and
a fastener that extends through the at least one fastener-receiving apertures of the pillar panel, the main body member, and
the airbag support member to connect the pillar trim component subassembly to the pillar panel.
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