US 11,752,954 B2
Vehicle interior trim securing systems and associated methods
Abhijeet Anil Hoshing, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Jonathan Quijano, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and James M Thomas, Jr., Ypsilanti, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/223,153.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314900 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60J 10/84 (2016.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); F16B 47/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 13/02 (2013.01) [B60J 10/85 (2016.02); B60R 16/0215 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 13/0206 (2013.01); B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B60R 2013/0287 (2013.01); F16B 47/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle interior trim securing system comprising:
a trim piece that includes a trim piece body, the trim piece comprising:
a wire harness support that extends outward from the trim piece body that includes a support portion including an inner portion, an outer portion and a connecting portion that connects the inner portion and the outer portion that forms a channel that is sized to receive a wire harness; and
a sealing structure comprising a suction cup connected to the outer portion and a pull tab connected to the suction cup, the pull tab partially covered by the trim piece body with the suction cup adhered to a vehicle panel and having a length such that a free end extends laterally beyond the trim piece body,
wherein the trim piece body has a lateral portion and a vertical portion that is connected to the lateral portion at a corner such that the suction cup is spaced from the vertical portion under the lateral portion, wherein the pull tab has the length configured to extend laterally under the lateral portion and beyond the vertical portion with the suction cup adhered to the vehicle panel.