Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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A housing assembly is provided. The housing assembly may be used in an automotive vehicle. The housing assembly includes a trim piece and a base. The trim piece is configured to engage the interior trim panel and attach to the base. The base is attached to the trim piece wherein the attachment to th
A housing assembly is provided. The housing assembly may be used in an automotive vehicle. The housing assembly includes a trim piece and a base. The trim piece is configured to engage the interior trim panel and attach to the base. The base is attached to the trim piece wherein the attachment to the trim piece is weaker than the attachment of the trim piece to the interior panel so as to allow the trim piece to separate from the base before the trim piece separates from the interior trim panel. The housing assembly may further include a pair of spacers configured to maintain a spatial relationship between a first side wall and a second side wall so as to prevent the first and second side walls from squeezing inwardly with respect to each other when the trim piece is displaced from the base.
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1. A housing assembly configured to house a door handle mounted to a vehicle, a portion of the housing assembly further configured to attach to an interior trim panel of a door assembly, the housing assembly comprising: a trim piece having a first wall bounding a space configured to hold the door ha
1. A housing assembly configured to house a door handle mounted to a vehicle, a portion of the housing assembly further configured to attach to an interior trim panel of a door assembly, the housing assembly comprising: a trim piece having a first wall bounding a space configured to hold the door handle, the trim piece having at least two attachments, wherein one of the attachments is configured to engage the interior trim panel;a base having a handle support, a second wall and an open side, the handle support having a planar surface and an opening for receiving a portion of the door handle, the base including at least one attachment configured to engage the trim piece, wherein the trim piece attachment to the trim piece is weaker than the attachment of the trim piece to the interior panel so as to allow the trim piece to separate from the base before the trim piece separates from the interior trim panel. 2. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first wall includes a first side wall spaced apart from a second side wall, and a front wall interconnecting the first and second side walls, the first and second side walls extending generally axially along a horizontal plane. 3. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the at least two attachments is three attachments, wherein two of the attachments are formed on a respective first side wall and a second side wall and the third attachment is formed on a front wall, the base having three attachments each mounted on the second wall and configured to engage a respective attachment of the trim piece. 4. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 3, wherein each of the three attachments include a lip extending outwardly from a respective first and second side walls and front wall, wherein the lips on the first and second side walls have a chamfered edge, the chamfered edge facing the front wall, and wherein each of the three attachments on the base are a cage having a generally elongated catch, the cage is resilient and configured to overcome the respective lips so as to engage the elongated catch with a respective lip. 5. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the first and second side walls and the front wall are angled inwardly with respect to each other. 6. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 5, wherein the first wall includes a first distal edge, and the second wall includes a second distal edge, wherein the first and second distal edges are aligned with each other. 7. A housing assembly configured to house a door handle mounted to a vehicle, a portion of the housing assembly further configured to attach to an interior trim panel of a door assembly, the housing assembly comprising: a trim piece having a first wall bounding a space configured to hold the door handle, the trim piece having a pair of spacers, each of the spacers is opposite the other;a base having a handle support, a second wall and an open side, the handle support having a planar surface and an opening for receiving a portion of the door handle, and a pair of cages, each of the pair of cages configured to receive a respective spacer, the spacers maintaining the spatial relationship between the first and second side walls for a predetermined distance; andan insert mounted over the base, the insert configured to cover the open side and the base. 8. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein the first wall includes a first distal edge, and the second wall includes a second distal edge, wherein the first and second distal edges are aligned with each other so as to form a part line, the insert having a raised edge configured to cover the part line. 9. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 7, wherein one of the pair of spacers is disposed on a first side wall of the first wall, and the other of the pair of spacers is disposed on a second side wall of the second wall. 10. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 9, wherein each of the pair of cages is disposed at the open side of the base. 11. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 10, wherein the cages include a pair of legs, and a top wall so as to define a slot, the top wall having a length generally the same length as a corresponding spacer. 12. The housing assembly as set forth in claim 11, wherein each of the spacers have an inner surface, the inner surface engaging an outer surface of the second wall.
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