An assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle roof and a headliner supported by the vehicle roof. The assembly includes an energy absorber between the headliner and the vehicle roof. The energy absorber includes a wall extending transversely to the headliner and the vehicle roof. The wall includes a lattice structure including a repeating pattern of strips and open cells.

An assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle roof and a headliner supported by the vehicle roof. The assembly includes an energy absorber between the headliner and the vehicle roof. The energy absorber includes a wall extending transversely to the headliner and the vehicle roof. The wall includes a lattice structure including a repeating pattern of strips and open cells.

The present invention provides a side collision energy absorbing structure that gives a good performance while avoiding breakage of a door trim. A side collision energy absorbing structure 2 includes an energy absorber 10 made of molded resin and formed separately from a door trim 1. The energy absorber 10 includes a deformable portion 110 protruded outward in a vehicle width direction and a plurality of mounting flange portions 121, 122, 123 formed in an end portion of the deformable portion 110 on the door trim side. Boss portions 6, 7, 8 of the door trim 1 are respectively inserted and fixed in holes 121a, 122a, 125 of the mounting flange portions 121, 122, 123. The hole 125 of the mounting flange portion 123 is an elongated hole. The elongated hole 125 extends from where the boss portion 8 is inserted toward the deformable portion 110.

A vehicle door trim includes a side collision energy absorbing structure with a relatively simple structure that gives a good side collision energy absorbing performance while avoiding breakage of a door trim body. The side collision energy absorbing structure 5 includes a first energy absorber 10 formed as a separate body from a door trim body 1 and a second energy absorber 20 integrally formed with the door trim body 1. The first energy absorber 10 includes a peripheral wall 11 extending over a generally entire periphery thereof and an end wall 12 that closes a distal end of the peripheral wall 11. A basal end of the peripheral wall 11 is fixed to the door trim body 1. The second energy absorber 20 is protruded outward in the vehicle width direction and is disposed in an inner space 15 of the first energy absorber 10.

A cushion apparatus for attachment to a rigid structure having an edge includes an elongated structure and a securing mechanism. The elongated structure is formed of a soft material and has a channel/slot/groove along its length that is configured to receive a portion of the rigid structure that includes the edge. The securing mechanism is configured to secure the elongated structure to the rigid structure. The securing mechanism may be integrated with the elongated structure and configured to removably secure the elongated structure to the rigid structure.

A roof rail assembly for a motor vehicle having an open frame vehicle architecture includes a side air curtain fixedly coupled with a sports tube via a first fastener oriented at a first angle relative a horizontal transverse plane of the sports tube. A roof rail trim cover is coupled with the sports tube via a second fastener oriented at a second angle, wherein the first angle and the second angle are not parallel. A cover member depends from the roof rail trim cover and includes a plurality of parallel hinges integrally molded into the cover member. A releasable opening is disposed parallel to the plurality of parallel hinges. Activation of the side air curtain rotates the cover member about the plurality of parallel hinges to open the releasable opening to allow passage of side air curtain through an opening.

A roof rail assembly for a motor vehicle having an open frame vehicle architecture includes a side air curtain fixedly coupled with a sports tube via a first fastener oriented at a first angle relative a horizontal transverse plane of the sports tube. A roof rail trim cover is coupled with the sports tube via a second fastener oriented at a second angle, wherein the first angle and the second angle are not parallel. A cover member depends from the roof rail trim cover and includes a plurality of parallel hinges integrally molded into the cover member. A releasable opening is disposed parallel to the plurality of parallel hinges. Activation of the side air curtain rotates the cover member about the plurality of parallel hinges to open the releasable opening to allow passage of side air curtain through an opening.

A vehicle trim panel assembly includes a pillar trim panel, a grab handle extending from the pillar trim panel defining a corner between the pillar trim panel and the grab handle, and a ramp at the corner. The ramp is fixed relative to the pillar trim panel and the grab handle at the corner. The ramp is deformable relative to the grab handle.

A vehicle trim panel assembly includes a pillar trim panel, a grab handle extending from the pillar trim panel defining a corner between the pillar trim panel and the grab handle, and a ramp at the corner. The ramp is fixed relative to the pillar trim panel and the grab handle at the corner. The ramp is deformable relative to the grab handle.

There is provided a vehicle crash pad coupled to a passenger airbag door having a passenger airbag installed in a passenger seat direction, the vehicle crash pad including a base forming a frame, a scrim coupled to an inside of the base of the passenger airbag door in an insert-injection method, a skin disposed above the base portion and having a surface exposed to an outside, a foam disposed between the base and the skin, and X shaped incision grooves formed in a rear surface of the base in an area of the passenger airbag door.