Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Automotive Components Holdings, LLC

Wan-San Chiu

Tau Tyan

Nicholas Andrew Mazzocchi

Raymond Edward Kalisz

Kenneth J Kwasnik

Robert Ralph Armitage, Jr

Lisandro Trevino

Nial James Wykes

Raj Jayachandran

A strengthening structure of a vehicle is provided that comprises a base having a first plurality of cutouts and relief members disposed across the base. Each relief member includes a cross section having a plurality of corners forming a plurality of inner and outer angles, a distal end, and an open proximal end in communication with one of the first plurality of cutouts.

Strengthening structure of a vehicle

A strengthening structure of a vehicle is provided herein and includes a base having cutouts. Relief members are disposed across the base and each include a cross section having twelve or fourteen corners, a distal end, and an open proximal end in communication with a corresponding cutout.

An integrated air bag chute structure that provides means for providing automatic interlocking attachment of the chute to the substrate of an instrument panel. By inserting the air bag chute into a substrate aperture and utilizing slots, depressions and notches formed in the chute structure beneath a surrounding flange, the aperture edges are captured and retained to thereby lock the chute in place.

Interlocking one piece molded passenger air bag chute

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Wan-San Chiu