A vehicle door control apparatus includes a sensor provided on a door of a vehicle. The vehicle door control apparatus also includes a processor configured to control opening or closing of the door based on information regarding an object sensed through the sensor.

A fastening system comprising a second fastener fastened to a first fastener; the first fastener comprising a hollow housing having a side-wall and a top-wall; a first aperture formed in the side-wall and in the top-wall of the hollow housing, the first aperture configured for entry of the second fastener during fastening of the second fastener and first fastener; a second aperture formed in the side-wall of the hollow housing; a beam formed in the side-wall between the first aperture and the second aperture, the beam attached at opposing ends to the side-wall; the beam blocks the first aperture to inhibit separation of the second fastener from the first fastener through the first aperture; and the beam is configured to be deformed during fastening of the second fastener to the first fastener.

A fastening system comprising a second fastener fastened to a first fastener; the first fastener comprising a hollow housing having a side-wall and a top-wall; a first aperture formed in the side-wall and in the top-wall of the hollow housing, the first aperture configured for entry of the second fastener during fastening of the second fastener and first fastener; a second aperture formed in the side-wall of the hollow housing; a beam formed in the side-wall between the first aperture and the second aperture, the beam attached at opposing ends to the side-wall; the beam blocks the first aperture to inhibit separation of the second fastener from the first fastener through the first aperture; and the beam is configured to be deformed during fastening of the second fastener to the first fastener.

At the inner side adhesion portion 28, a portion of the inner side vertical wall portion 22 is formed so as to be recessed to an inner side. An inclination angle θ2 of the inner side adhesion portion 28 with respect to a vehicle up-and-down direction is set to be greater than an inclination angle θ1 of the inner side vertical wall portion 22. At the outer side adhesion portion 38, a portion of the outer side vertical wall portion 32 is formed so as to be recessed to the inner side. An inclination angle θ4 of the outer side adhesion portion 38 with respect to the vehicle up-and-down direction is set to be greater than an inclination angle θ3 of the outer side vertical wall portion 32.

At the inner side adhesion portion 28, a portion of the inner side vertical wall portion 22 is formed so as to be recessed to an inner side. An inclination angle θ2 of the inner side adhesion portion 28 with respect to a vehicle up-and-down direction is set to be greater than an inclination angle θ1 of the inner side vertical wall portion 22. At the outer side adhesion portion 38, a portion of the outer side vertical wall portion 32 is formed so as to be recessed to the inner side. An inclination angle θ4 of the outer side adhesion portion 38 with respect to the vehicle up-and-down direction is set to be greater than an inclination angle θ3 of the outer side vertical wall portion 32.

A badge is provided herein. The badge includes a housing having a front viewable portion. A first light source is disposed rearwardly of the viewable portion. A second light source is disposed adjacently to the first light source. A third light source disposed adjacently to the second light source. The first, the second, and the third light sources are configured to sequentially illuminate at offset intervals.

Disclosed herein are vehicle emblems, automobiles with vehicle emblems, and methods of manufacturing vehicle emblems. A vehicle emblem for an automobile includes a bezel for mounting the emblem to the automobile's vehicle structure, such as the front grille, engine hood, or outer fascia panel. A rigid backing is seated within and attached to the bezel. The rigid backing includes one or more depressions and/or one or more ribs. A cover sheet lays against and is attached to the front-surface of the backing. The cover sheet includes a transparent layer or film with a multi-color print. The cover sheet includes one or more depressions and/or one or more ribs that are formed in the transparent layer. Each of the cover sheet's depressions is seated inside one of the rigid backing's depressions, while each of the rigid backing's ribs is seated inside one of the cover sheet's ribs.

A badge is provided herein. The badge includes a substrate attached to a housing. The housing includes a viewable portion. A light source is operably coupled with an optic. A reflective member is further disposed within the badge. A first portion of an excitation light emitted from the light source is directed through the optic toward a first portion of the viewable portion. A second portion of the excitation light is reflected by the reflective member towards a second portion of the viewable portion.

A vehicle exterior component includes a decorative main body and a heater sheet that includes a heating wire and a sheet base made of a plastic. The heating wire is routed on the back surface of the sheet base. The heater sheet includes a heating main body that is arranged to be closer to a front side than the decorative main body, and an extending portion that is bent along the outer circumference of the decorative main body to be arranged at a position closer to a back side than a front surface of the decorative main body. The extending portion includes a bent portion along the outer circumference. The wire length of the heating wire in the bent portion is set to a length that allows the heating wire to change shape to adapt to expansions and contractions of the sheet base in the bent portion.

Trim part for a vehicle, comprising at least a fibrous layer comprising of thermoplastic bicomponent filaments or staple fibers, consisting of a first polymer forming the sheath of the bicomponent filament or staple fiber and a second polymer forming the core of the bicomponent filament or staple fiber and whereby the fibrous layer is consolidated by heating thereby melting the sheath polymer forming binding points between the filaments or staple fibers, characterized in that at least the sheath of the bicomponent filament or staple fiber comprises a shrinkage reducing additive being at least a polysiloxane, preferably a polydimethylsiloxane.