Vehicle door arrangement and method for the assembly thereof
View Patent ↗A vehicle door arrangement includes a trim panel, a structural element and a second trim panel. A connection between the first trim panel and the second trim panel comprises a sealing element. The first trim panel comprises an attachment element which extends along the sealing element and interacts with the sealing element.
1. A vehicle door arrangement comprising
a first trim panel;
a second trim panel;
a sealing element configured to establish a connection between the first trim panel and the second trim panel and to block movement of the first and second trim panels away from one another, the sealing element comprising:
a first insertion groove having a c-shape and being configured to receive a first attachment element of the first trim panel; and
a second insertion groove having a c-shape and being configured to receive a second attachment element of the second trim panel, wherein the first insertion groove is open toward a first direction and the second insertion groove is open toward a second direction, opposite the first direction, the first insertion groove comprises a first arm and a second arm extending generally parallel to one another and defining a first opening configured to receive the first attachment element, and the second insertion groove comprises a third arm and a fourth arm extending generally parallel to one another and defining a second opening configured to receive the second attachment element.
2. The vehicle door arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first attachment element extends along the sealing element, and the second attachment element extends along the sealing element.
3. The vehicle door arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first trim panel is an outer panel and the second trim panel is an inner panel of the vehicle door arrangement.