Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Benjamin Huttsell

Masatoshi Mori

Robert H Bator

Satoshi Endo

Peter J Cardimen

Kozo Kusumoto

Charles Griever, Jr

Ryo Inoue

David John Pietenpol

Jason Wendling

David Pietenpol

A cap assembly for a vehicle includes a base and a cap pivotally mounted to the base. The base can define a recess for receiving a component therein to be captured by the cap. The cap is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The cap includes a locking feature that maintains the cap in the locked position and urges the cap to the locked position when nearly in the locked position. When the cap is in the locked position, the component is locked within the recess. When the cap is in the unlocked position, the component is removable from the recess.

Cap assembly for vehicle

A vehicle door handle device for attaching to a door panel for operating a door latching device and a door locking device comprises an operation handle and a lock knob. The operation handle operates the latching device to unlatch and open the door. The lock knob operates the locking device to lock and unlock the door. An open cable links the operation handle to the latching device. A lock cable links the lock knob to the locking device. An inner handle housing houses the operation handle and the lock knob. The handle housing includes a cable support part defining a first space for receiving an end portion of the open cable, and a second space for receiving an end portion of the lock cable. The cable support part is configured to prevent one of the end portion of the open cable and the end portion of the lock cable from being received in one of the first space and the second space.

Vehicle door inner handle cable connection

A collision absorption system including a dual support pad for a vehicle door is disclosed. The system includes an integrated dual support pad comprising a first portion and a second portion configured to reduce the force of impact to a shoulder portion and a hip portion, respectively, of a vehicle occupant during a side impact collision.

Dual support pad for a vehicle door

An occupant safety system for a vehicle door is disclosed. The vehicle door includes a series of pads that help to absorb the force of a side impact collision. The pads cooperate to help push an occupant away from the door during the collision. This can help reduce injuries sustained by the occupant by increasing the available energy absorbing stroke.

Occupant safety device

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Dublin, OH, United States of America

Benjamin Huttsell