[특허]Covers for vehicle instrument panels

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

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Covers for vehicle instrument panels

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B62D-025/14
미국특허분류(USC)	296/070; 248/027.3
출원번호	UP-0971317 (2008-01-09)
등록번호	US-7815237 (2010-11-08)
발명자 / 주소	Robertson, Winston
출원인 / 주소	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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An instrument panel for a vehicle includes an IP substrate and an IP skin with foam disposed there between. The instrument panel may include openings for receiving accessories. The IP skin material may extend into the opening. The portion of the skin material extending into the opening may include a opening datum. A cover for the opening in the instrument panel may include one or more datum ribs. When the cover is inserted in the opening in the instrument panel, the datum rib engages with the opening datum pushing the cover towards the instrument panel t...

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What is claimed is: 1. An instrument panel for a vehicle comprising: at least one opening recessed in the instrument panel, the opening having at least one opening datum positioned in the opening, the opening datum having at least one contact surface; wherein the opening is configured to receive a cover comprising a top surface, an underside, and at least one datum rib extending from the underside of the cover, and a plurality of connectors extending substantially orthogonally from the underside of the cover and configured to engage with corresponding connectors located in the opening of the instrument panel, wherein the at least one datum rib comprises at least one contact surface and the at least one datum rib is positioned on the underside of the cover to engage with the at least one opening datum when the cover is positioned in the; wherein the at least one opening comprises at least one unbounded side and the at least one opening datum is positioned such that the at least one contact surface is substantially opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the at least one unbounded side of the opening; and wherein, when the cover is inserted into the at least one opening in the instrument panel, the at least one contact surface of the at least one opening datum engages with the at least one contact surface of the at least one datum rib pushing the cover towards the edge of the instrument panel opposite the unbounded side of the opening thereby minimizing the gap between the edge of the instrument panel opposite the unbounded side of the opening and the corresponding edge of the cover and securing the cover in the opening. 2. The instrument panel of claim 1 wherein the instrument panel comprises an instrument panel substrate, an instrument panel skin, and a foam material, wherein the instrument panel skin is attached to the instrument panel substrate with the foam material disposed between the instrument panel substrate and the instrument panel skin. 3. The instrument panel of claim 1 wherein the cover further comprises a plurality of standoff ribs extending substantially orthogonally from the underside of the cover, wherein the standoff ribs are configured to rest on a standoff shelf positioned in the opening of the vehicle instrument panel such that, when the cover is inserted in the opening of the vehicle instrument panel, the standoff ribs resting on the standoff shelf provide a horizontal datum preventing the cover from being further inserted into the opening. 4. The instrument panel of claim 1 wherein the at least one opening comprises a first unbounded side and a second unbounded side, wherein the first unbounded side and the second unbounded side are adjacent to one another; the opening comprises a first opening datum and a second opening datum, each of the first opening datum and second opening datum comprising a first contact surface and a second contact surface, wherein the first contact surface of each of the first opening datum and the second opening datum is opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side of the opening and the second contact surface of each of the first opening datum and the second opening datum is opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the second unbounded side of the opening; and the cover comprises a first datum rib and a second datum rib, each of the first datum rib and the second datum rib comprising a first contact surface and a second contact surface; wherein, when the cover is inserted into the opening in the instrument panel, the first and second contact surfaces of the first datum rib engage with corresponding contact surfaces of the first opening datum and the first and second contact surfaces of the second datum rib engage with corresponding contact surfaces of the second opening datum such that the cover is pushed towards the edges of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side of the opening and the second unbounded side of the opening thereby minimizing gaps between the edges of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side and the second unbounded side and corresponding edges of the cover. 5. The instrument panel of claim 4 wherein each of the first opening datum and second opening datum are substantially L-shaped and the first contact surface and second contact surface of each opening datum are positioned on different portions of the first opening datum and the second opening datum. 6. A system for securing a cover in an opening in a vehicle instrument panel comprising: a vehicle instrument panel having at least one opening recessed in the instrument panel, the opening comprising: at least one unbounded side; and at least one opening datum positioned in the at least one opening, the at least one opening datum having at least one contact surface, wherein the at least one opening datum is oriented such that the at least one contact surface is substantially opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the at least one unbounded side of the opening; a cover for the at least one opening, the cover comprising a top surface, an underside and at least one datum rib extending from the underside of the cover, wherein the at least one datum rib comprises at least one contact surface and the at least one datum rib is positioned on the underside of the cover to engage with the at least one opening datum when the cover is positioned in the opening; wherein, when the cover is inserted in the opening, the at least one contact surface of the datum rib engages with the at least one contact surface of the opening datum thereby positioning the cover in the opening such that a gap between an edge of the cover and an edge of the instrument panel opposite the at least one unbounded side of the opening is effectively eliminated. 7. The instrument panel of claim 6 wherein the cover further comprises: a plurality of connectors extending substantially orthogonally from the underside of the cover and configured to engage with corresponding connectors located in the opening of the instrument panel wherein, when the connectors are engaged with the corresponding connectors positioned in the opening of the instrument panel, the connectors provide a horizontal datum preventing the cover from being withdrawn from the opening; and a plurality of standoff ribs extending substantially orthogonally from the underside of the cover, wherein the standoff ribs are configured to rest on a standoff shelf positioned in the opening of the vehicle instrument panel such that, when the cover is inserted in the opening of the vehicle instrument panel, the standoff ribs resting on the standoff shelf provide a horizontal datum preventing the cover from being further inserted into the opening. 8. The instrument panel of claim 6 wherein the instrument panel comprises an instrument panel substrate, an instrument panel skin, and a foam material, wherein the instrument panel skin is attached to the instrument panel substrate with the foam material disposed between the instrument panel substrate and the instrument panel skin and the opening is positioned along at least one edge of the instrument panel substrate such that the at least one unbounded side of the opening is coextensive with at least one edge of the instrument panel substrate. 9. The system of claim 6 wherein the at least one opening comprises a first unbounded side and a second unbounded side, wherein the first unbounded side and the second unbounded side are adjacent to one another; the opening comprises a first opening datum and a second opening datum, each of the first opening datum and second opening datum comprising a first contact surface and a second contact surface, wherein the first contact surface of each of the first opening datum and the second opening datum is opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side of the opening and the second contact surface of each of the first opening datum and the second opening datum is opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the second unbounded side of the opening; and the cover comprises a first datum rib and a second datum rib, each of the first datum rib and the second datum rib comprising a first contact surface and a second contact surface; wherein, when the cover is inserted into the opening in the instrument panel, the first and second contact surfaces of the first datum rib engage with corresponding contact surfaces of the first opening datum and the first and second contact surfaces of the second datum rib engage with corresponding contact surfaces of the second opening datum such that the cover is pushed towards the edges of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side of the opening and the second unbounded side of the opening thereby effectively eliminating gaps between the edges of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side and the second unbounded side and corresponding edges of the cover. 10. The system of claim 9 wherein the first contact surface of the first opening datum is substantially orthogonal to the second contact surface of the first opening datum and the first contact surface of the second opening datum is substantially orthogonal to the second contact surface of the second opening datum. 11. The system of claim 9 wherein the edge of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side of the opening is adjacent the edge of the instrument panel opposite the second unbounded side of the opening. 12. A method of assembling an instrument panel for a vehicle comprising: providing a vehicle instrument panel having at least one opening recessed in the instrument panel, the at least one opening comprising: at least one unbounded side; and at least one opening datum positioned in the at least one opening, the at least one opening datum having at least one contact surface, wherein the at least one opening datum is oriented such that the at least one contact surface is substantially opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the at least one unbounded side of the opening; providing a cover for the at least one opening, the cover comprising a top surface, an underside and at least one datum rib extending from the underside of the cover, wherein the at least one datum rib comprises at least one contact surface and the at least one datum rib is positioned on the underside of the cover to engage with the at least one opening datum when the cover is positioned in the opening; inserting the cover in the opening such that the at least one contact surface of the datum rib engages with the at least one contact surface of the opening datum thereby positioning the cover in the opening such that at least one gap between an edge of the cover and a corresponding edge of the instrument panel opposite the at least one unbounded side of the opening is minimized. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein inserting the cover in the at least one opening effectively eliminates at least one gap between an edge of the cover and a corresponding edge of the instrument panel. 14. The method of claim 12 wherein inserting the cover in the opening effectively eliminates the gap between the edge of the cover opposite the at least one unbounded side of the opening and a corresponding edge of the instrument panel. 15. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one opening comprises a first unbounded side and a second unbounded side, wherein the first unbounded side and the second unbounded side are adjacent to one another; the at least one skin datum comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface, and the at least one skin datum is oriented such that the first contact surface is substantially opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side of the opening and the second contact surface is substantially opposed to an edge of the instrument panel opposite the second unbounded side of the opening; and the at least one rib datum comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface; wherein inserting the cover in the opening engages the first contact surface of the at least one rib datum with the first contact surface of the at least one opening datum and engages the second contact surface of the at least one rib datum with the second contact surface of the at least one opening datum thereby positioning the cover in the opening and minimizing the gap between the edge of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side and a corresponding edge of the cover is and minimizing the gap between the edge of the instrument panel opposite the second unbounded side and a corresponding edge of the cover. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein inserting the cover in the opening effectively eliminates the gap between the edge of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side and a corresponding edge of the cover and effectively eliminates the gap between the edge of the instrument panel opposite the second unbounded side and a corresponding edge of the cover. 17. The method of claim 15 wherein the edge of the instrument panel opposite the first unbounded side and the edge of the instrument panel opposite the second unbounded side are adjacent to one another.

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