Johnson Controls Technology Company

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Heather Rae Springer

Nels R Smith

Tony Michael Pokorzynski

David John McCarthy

Ronald Anthony Bozio

Jeffrey A DeYoung

Sandra L Smith

Glenn A Cowelchuk

Mark S Jurek

Jason Mathew Hipshier

Bart William Fox

John C Hinken

Jeffery T Stout

Tony M Pokorzynski

An airbag deployment system is provided that includes a support structure, and a fabric material configured to form a show surface of a vehicle interior panel. A first portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a rigid connection, a second portion of the fabric material is coupled to the support structure by a detachable connection, and the detachable connection is configured to release the second portion of the fabric material from the support structure upon contact between an airbag and the fabric material.

Vehicle interior panel

Airbag deployment system for a fabric wrapped vehicle interior panel

An apparatus and method for making a trim panel. The method includes providing a preform laminate including a compressible material sandwiched between a flexible skin and a back skin. Positioning the preform laminate in the mold. Placing an insert with the preform laminate in the mold to created a step to establish a seam location and define a secondary area on the preform laminate. Compressing the compressible material by introducing a molten polymeric material to the mold forming a substrate and bonding the substrate to the preform laminate forming the trim component. The preform laminate folds onto itself and creates a crease along the step to simulate the seam and provide a contour change with the appearance of cushioning in the secondary area, and removing the trim panel component from the mold.

Trim panel

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West Olive, MI, United States of America

Heather Rae Springer