US 12,214,735 B2
Trim element comprising a coating layer attached in a groove of a support
Franck Bonaventure, Belloy en France (FR); and Jean-Pierre Morel, Boissy L'Aillerie (FR)
Assigned to FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE, Nanterre (FR)
Filed by FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE, Nanterre (FR)
Filed on Aug. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/895,475.
Claims priority of application No. 2108903 (FR), filed on Aug. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0062920 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 13/02 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle trim element comprising:
a support comprising at least one groove extending in a recessed manner from an outer surface of the support, said groove being bounded by a first wall and a second wall spaced from each other, and
at least one first covering layer comprising an inner face extending over a first part of said support and an outer face, opposite the inner face, said first covering layer comprising at least one edge defining a part of the periphery of the first covering layer, said edge being received in the groove of the support, the inner face of the edge of the first covering layer extending opposite the first wall of the groove and the outer face of the edge of the first covering layer extending opposite the second wall of the groove,
wherein the trim element further comprises a retention device for retaining the edge of the first covering layer in the groove of the support, said retention device comprising at least one supporting element extending at least partly into the groove and applying a part of the outer face of the edge of the first covering layer against the second wall of the groove, the first covering layer covering the groove from the first wall to the second wall,
wherein the first part of the support is adjacent to the first wall of the groove, the support comprising a second part adjacent to the second wall of the groove,
the trim element comprising a second covering layer, different in nature from the first covering layer, an inner face of said second covering layer extending over the second part of the support, the second covering layer comprising an edge defining a part of the periphery of the second covering layer, said edge being received in the groove, the inner face of the edge of the second covering layer extending over the second wall of the groove, the supporting element of the retention device applying a portion of the outer face of the edge of the first covering layer against an outer face of the edge of the second covering layer, opposite to the inner face of the second covering layer.