Description:A VEHICLE INTERIOR TRIM WITH PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATING A HOSE
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to a trim of a vehicle. The present invention, in particular, relates to a vehicle interior trim with provision of accommodating a hose.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Generally, vehicles are equipped with a variety of different panels that make up their bodies or exterior chassis. Panels are fundamental structural elements of a car’s body and quarter panel is one of them. The quarter panel is the body panel between a rear door and trunk of the vehicle, typically in C-pillar area. The quarter panel is welded on uni-body structure. The quarter panel is usually provided with trim to make the inside of the car a comfortable environment for passengers. The trim is usually fitted over the quarter panel using a clip.
[0003] In quarter panel region of the vehicle, multiple components such as seat belt with integrated ELR, wiring harness etc. are provided. The components are secured between the quarter panel and the trim. To accommodate these components, provisions are provided in the trim to secure and restrict the movement of these component locally.
[0004] Vehicles are provided with sunroofs which is a panel on the roof of a car that either slides back or can be taken out to allow light, air or both to come into the vehicle. However, during rain, the sunroof is closed so that water does not enter into the passenger cabin. A drainage system is provided on the sunroof which drain the water accumulating over the sunroof. The drainage system has a hose which provides a passage to the water accumulated on the sunroof. The hose is passed through the quarter panel region. As the quarter panel, in the quarter panel region, already has different components to accommodate, it becomes difficult to additionally provide a hose.
[0005] One of the way to accommodate the hose in the quarter panel region is by specifying a path for the hose and fix the hose over the quarter panel using fasteners. However, it is not always possible to fix the hose over the quarter panel due to limited space.
[0006] Another solution to the problem is provide the provision to fix the hose on the trim. However, the trim already has to accommodate the clip for mounting the trim over the quarter panel.
[0007] Accordingly, there is a need for a solution to provide provision for accomodating the hose in the trim for covering interior side of a vehicle.

SUMMARY
[0008] This summary is provided to introduce concepts related to a vehicle interior trim with provision of mounting a hose. The concepts are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0009] The present subject matter relates to a vehicle interior trim with provision of mounting a hose. The vehicle interior trim comprises a trim body, a base member and a floating doghouse. The base member is integrally extending vertically from the trim body. The floating doghouse face the base member. The floating doghouse has one end integrally connected to the base member creating a junction and the other end disassociated from the base member creating a channel between the floating doghouse and the base member to accommodate a hose. The floating doghouse has a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and two side walls connecting the front wall creating a cavity in between to facilitate mounting of the trim over the quarter panel.
[0010] In an aspect, the floating doghouse is provided with ribs inside the cavity to strengthen structural rigidity of the doghouse.
[0011] In an aspect, bottom of the floating doghouse is opened to facilitate fixing of the ribs inside the cavity.
[0012] In an aspect, a hole is provided in the front wall of the floating doghouse to accommodate a clip for facilitating mounting of the trim over the quarter panel.
[0013] In an aspect, a groove connecting the hole provided on the front wall of the floating doghouse with the open bottom face of the floating doghouse is provided to facilitate mounting of the clip into the hole.
[0014] In an aspect, the base member is provided with ribs to strengthen structural rigidity of the base member.
[0015] In an aspect, a rib 205 is provided in the channel 105 to eliminate bending of the floating doghouse (103).
[0016] In an aspect, the channel comprises a hose mounting section and a hose guiding section. The hose mounting section is provided to accommodate the hose. Contour of the hose mounting section is identical to the contour of the hose. The hose guiding section is for guiding the hose into the hose mounting section.
[0017] In an aspect, width of the hose mounting section is identical to the width of the hose.
[0018] In an aspect, width of the hose guiding section is less than the width of the hose mounting section.
[0019] To further understand the characteristics and technical contents of the present subject matter, a description relating thereto will be made with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are illustrative only but not used to limit the scope of the present subject matter.
[0020] Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the inventive subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
[0021] The illustrated embodiments of the present disclosure will be best understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout. The following description is intended only by way of example, and simply illustrates certain selected embodiments of devices, systems, and processes that are consistent with the subject matter as claimed herein, wherein:
[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates back view (point of view from inside the vehicle) of an exemplary vehicle interior trim that can be utilized to implement one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates bottom view of an exemplary vehicle interior trim that can be utilized to implement one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;
[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates front view of an exemplary doghouse that can be utilized to implement one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure; and
[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates the channel between the base member and the floating doghouse in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0026] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for the purposes of illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] A few aspects of the present disclosure are explained in detail below with reference to the various figures. Example implementations are described to illustrate the disclosed subject matter, not to limit its scope, which is defined by the claims. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize a number of equivalent variations of the various features provided in the description that follows.
Definitions
[0028] In the disclosure hereinafter, one or more terms are used to describe various aspects of the present disclosure. For a better understanding of the present disclosure, a few definitions are provided herein for better understating of the present disclosure.
[0029] “Quarter Panel Region” may be defined, in context of the disclosure, as regions between a rear door and trunk of the vehicle. Usually, quarter panel is mounted in this region, hence, the term “quarter panel region” is used in the disclosure to refer to this region.
[0030] “Junction” may be defined, in the context of the disclosure, as the joint between the base member and the floating doghouse. It is to be noted that the trim is a single structure assembly.
[0031] “Opened Faces” may be defined, in the context of the disclosure, as the faces of the floating doghouse and the base member which does not have physical wall or boundary. For instance, the term “Opened Faces or Open Face” is used in the disclosure to describe face of the floating doghouse which provides access into the floating doghouse.

EXEMPLARY IMPLEMENTATIONS
[0032] While the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms, there are shown in the drawings, and will hereinafter be described, some exemplary and non-limiting embodiments, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention to the specific embodiments illustrated. Not all of the depicted components described in this disclosure may be required, however, and some implementations may include additional, different, or fewer components from those expressly described in this disclosure. Variations in the arrangement and type of the components may be made without departing from the scope of the claims as set forth herein.
[0033] During rain, sunroof of a vehicle is kept closed to stop water from entering into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. This rain water gets accumulated on the sunroof which may lead to rusting in the sunroof area of the vehicle. To reduce possibility of rusting, water accumulated on the sunroof is drained through a hose. The hose needs to be passed thorough the quarter panel region. However, due to limited space in quarter panel region it becomes difficult to fixedly provide the hose in the quarter panel region due to multiple mountings.
[0034] In order to provide the hose in the quarter panel region, a vehicle interior trim with provision of mounting a hose may be utilized. The vehicle interior trim is described in more detail below.
[0035] FIG. 1 illustrates back view (point of view from Outside the vehicle) of an exemplary vehicle interior trim that can be utilized to implement one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The vehicle interior trim 100 comprises a trim body 101, a base member 102 and a floating doghouse 103. The floating doghouse 103 is provided to facilitate mounting of the trim body 101 on the quarter panel (not shown). The base member 102 is provided to integrally connect the trim body 101 and the floating doghouse 103. The base member 102 integrally extends vertically from the trim body 101. The floating doghouse 103 faces the base member 102 with its one end connected to the base member 102 creating a junction 104 and the other end dissociated from the base member 102 creating a channel 105 between the floating doghouse 103 and the base member 102. The trim body 101, the base member 102 and the floating doghouse 103 together creates a single body structure. The trim 100 is mounted in the quarter panel region to cover the quarter panel from inside the vehicle. Various components are also provided in the quarter panel region. The components include seat belt with integrated emergency locking retractor, wiring harness, etc. In an aspect, the floating doghouse 103 is mounted over the emergency locking retractor of the seat belt. Due to presence of components like seat belt with integrated emergency locking retractor, wiring harness in the quarter panel region, it becomes difficult to accommodate the hose 106 in the quarter panel region. Accordingly, in the present disclosure, provision for hose 106 mounting is provided in the trim 100, particularly, between the base member 102 and the floating doghouse 103 of the trim 100.
[0036] FIG. 2 illustrates bottom view of an exemplary trim that can be utilized to implement one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The doghouse 103 of the trim 100 comprises a front wall 103a, a rear wall 103b, a top wall 103c and two side walls 103d, 103e. The two side walls 103d, 103e connect the front wall 103a and the rear wall 103b. The front wall 103a, the top wall 103c, the rear wall 103b and the two side walls 103d, 103e together creates a cavity 201 inside the floating doghouse 103. This cavity 201 facilitates mounting of the trim 100 over the quarter panel. The floating doghouse 103 integrally extends from the base member 102. In an aspect, the floating doghouse 103 is in the form of a cuboid. The base member 102 attaches the floating doghouse 103 with the trim body 101.
[0037] The cavity 201 inside the floating doghouse 103 reduces the structural strength of the floating doghouse 103. Ribs 202 are provided inside the cavity 201 to strengthen the structural rigidity of the floating doghouse 103. The ribs 202 provided inside the cavity 201 maintain a clearance with the clip 204. Accordingly, ribs 202 inside the cavity 201 maintains a clearance with the clip 204. During assembly of the trim 100 over the quarter panel, excessive force is applied on the floating doghouse 103 to mount the trim 100. This may lead to bending of the floating doghouse 103 and may damage the doghouse 103 in the junction 104 region. To eliminate bending of the floating doghouse 103, rib 205 is provided in the channel 105. In addition, ribs 203 are provided in the base member 102 to strengthen structural rigidity of the base member 102. A hole is provided in the front wall 103a of the floating doghouse 103 to accommodate a clip 204 for facilitating mounting of the trim 100 over the quarter panel. The provision of providing hole is discussed with reference to the FIG. 3.
[0038] FIG. 3 illustrates front view of an exemplary doghouse that can be utilized to implement one or more exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. For clarity, the clip is not shown in FIG. 3. A hole 301 is provided in the front wall 103a of the floating doghouse 103. In an aspect, the hole 301 is provided in the middle of the front wall 103a of the floating doghouse 103. A groove 302 connecting the hole provided on the front wall 103a of the floating doghouse 103 with the open bottom face of the floating doghouse 103 is provided to facilitate mounting of the clip 204.
[0039] FIG. 4 illustrates the channel between the base member and the floating doghouse in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The channel 105 formed between the base member 102 and the floating doghouse 103 is designed to accommodate the hose 106. The channel 105 comprises a hose mounting section 401 and the hose guiding section 402. The hose mounting section 401 is designed to accommodate the hose 106 in assembled state. Contour of the hose mounting section 401 is made identical to the contour of the hose 106. Width of the hose mounting section 401 is identical to the width of the hose 106. The hose guiding section 402 is provided to guide the hose 106 into the hose mounting section 401. Width of the hose guiding section 402 is less than the width of the hose mounting section 401 to ensure that the hose 106 does not slide out of the channel 105 after assembly easily. The hose mounting section 401 is separated by the front wall 103a of the floating doghouse 103 to ensure that the clip 204 does not damage the hose 106 during assembling.
ADVANTAGES
[0040] The proposed vehicle interior trim has a provision for accomodating the hose in the trim for covering interior side of a quarter panel. Further, the vehicle interior trim is designed with ribs which ensures that the trim does not get damage during mounting on the quarter panel. The proposed vehicle interior trim ensures that the hose is secured tightly, so that, water accumulated in sunroof is removed effectively which eliminate generation of rust in the sunroof area.
[0041] The above description does not provide specific details of the manufacture or design of the various components. Those of skill in the art are familiar with such details, and unless departures from those techniques are set out, techniques, known, related art or later developed designs and materials should be employed. Those in the art are capable of choosing suitable manufacturing and design details.
[0042] Further, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. It will be appreciated that several of the above-disclosed and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be combined into other systems or applications. Various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements therein may subsequently be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present disclosure as encompassed by the following claims.
[0043] The claims, as originally presented and as they may be amended, encompass variations, alternatives, modifications, improvements, equivalents, and substantial equivalents of the embodiments and teachings disclosed herein, including those that are presently unforeseen or unappreciated, and that, for example, may arise from applicants/patentees and others.
[0044] It will be appreciated that variants of the above-disclosed and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be combined into many other different systems or applications. Various presently unforeseen or unanticipated alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements therein may be subsequently made by those skilled in the art which are also intended to be encompassed by the following claims.
, Claims:We Claim:
1. A vehicle interior trim (100) with provision of accommodating a hose, the trim (100) comprises:
a trim body (101);
a base member (102) integrally extending vertically from the trim body (101); and
a floating doghouse (103) facing the base member (102) having one end integrally connected to the base member (102) creating a junction (104) and the other end dissociate from the base member (102) creating a channel (105) between the floating doghouse (103) and the base member (102) to accommodate a hose (106), wherein the floating doghouse (103) has a front wall (103a), a rear wall (103b), a top wall (103c) and two side walls (103d, 103e) connecting the front wall (103a) and the rear wall (103b) creating a cavity (201) inside to facilitate mounting of the trim (100) over the quarter panel.
2. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the channel (105) comprises:
a hose mounting section (401) for accommodating the hose (106), wherein contour of the hose mounting section (401) is identical to the contour of the hose (106); and
a hose guiding section (402) for guiding the hose (106) into the hose mounting section (401).
3. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 2, wherein width of the hose mounting section (401) is identical to the width of the hose (106).
4. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 2 and 3, wherein width of the hose guiding section (402) is less than the width of the hose mounting section (401).
5. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the floating doghouse (103) is provided with ribs (202) inside the cavity (201) to strengthen structural rigidity of the floating doghouse (103).
6. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein bottom of the floating doghouse (103) is opened to facilitate fixing of the ribs (202) inside the cavity (201).
7. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a hole (301) is provided in the front wall (103a) of the floating doghouse (103) to accommodate a clip (204) for facilitating mounting of the trim (100) over the quarter panel.
8. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a groove (302) connecting the hole (301) provided on the front wall (103a) of the floating doghouse (103) with the open bottom face of the floating doghouse (103) is provided to facilitate mounting of the clip (204) into the hole (301).
9. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base member (102) is provided with ribs (203) to strengthen structural rigidity of the base member (102).

10. The vehicle interior trim (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rib (205) is provided in the channel (105) to eliminate bending of the floating doghouse (103).