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Vehicle trim panel and method of reducing BSR

US6966594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 2004
Grant dateNov 22, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R13/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle trim panel including a structural frame portion having an inner surface for facing a vehicle body and an outer surface opposite the inner surface and a plurality of flexible projections extending from the inner surface of the structural frame portion and configured to contact the vehicle body to thereby reduce buzz, squeak, and rattle (BSR) between the trim panel and the vehicle body.

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