Lear Corporation

Collins & Aikman Products & Co.

Edward L Kowalski

Gerald Steven Locke

Douglas J Wilson

Ireneusz Jankowski

Dejan Havidic

Gerald O Morrison

Thomas F J Gehring

Brian Cristea

Gregg A Gibbons

Sayeh D Beheshti

Rakesh Nahta

Ted Konieczny

Tom Russell

Air duct outlets having closeable doors are provided. An air duct outlet includes a housing having a front wall with an opening therein that allows air to pass therethrough. A door assembly is movably mounted to the housing and includes a unitary door having an exterior surface. The door assembly is movable between a closed position and an open position. The door substantially covers the front wall opening and is substantially flush with the front wall when the door assembly is in the closed position. The door is retracted from the front wall opening when the door assembly is in the open position. In the closed position, the door provides a continuous, uniform, and aesthetically pleasing appearance with the front wall.

Air duct outlets with closeable doors and vehicles incorporating same

A vehicle safety system includes a floor pan, an inflatable airbag and inflator integrated into the carpet and positioned on the floor pan. The airbag is positioned on the floor pan in a footwell area to selectively raise the foot of a vehicle occupant when the airbag is deployed.

Vehicle floor system incorporating airbag

A vehicle interior headliner system is used in a vehicle having side windows and a roof panel. The headliner system includes a headliner attachable to the roof panel by a self-locating attachment system configured for blind attachment of the headliner to the roof panel. At least one inflatable bladder is secured to the headliner by the self-locating attachment system for deployment along the side windows. At least one inflator assembly is secured to the headliner for inflating the bladder. The self-locating attachment system includes a conical retainer and a floating fastener for blind attachment in a variety of applications.

Vehicle interior headliner system

A head-impact test device is used for crash-testing individual vehicle components, and includes a support structure with a pendulum member pivotally connected to the support structure. The pendulum member includes an end portion. A dummy headform is releasably connected to the end portion of the pendulum member, and includes a metal base portion. An electromagnet is disposed within the end portion of the pendulum member for selectively securing the metal base portion of the dummy headform to the end portion. A component stand is positioned adjacent the support structure for supporting a component to be tested. The electromagnet is operative to release the headform for impact against the component after the headform has been accelerated by the pendulum member.

Individual component headform impact test drive

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Edward L Kowalski