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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Srivardhan Tallapragada, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Tahmidur Rahman, Canton, MI (US);
Linh Doan, Belleville, MI (US);
Bhavani Thota, Novi, MI (US);
Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle door includes a door inner and a trim panel fixed to the door inner. An energy absorber having a vehicle-rearward end and a vehicle-forward end is disposed between the door inner and the trim panel and elongated in a vehicle-forward direction from the vehicle-rearward end to the vehicle-forward end. The energy absorber includes a first energy-absorbing component defining a cavity facing the trim panel, and a second energy-absorbing component disposed in the cavity. The energy absorber has a stiffness that decreases in the vehicle-forward direction.