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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gary D. Mullen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Li Lu, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Anthony Ligi, Jr., Chelsea, MI (US);
Nicholas Andrew Mazzocchi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Dan Busuioc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2006.01); F16F 7/00 (2006.01); F16F 1/373 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/0235 (2013.01); F16F 1/3732 (2013.01); F16F 7/003 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0015 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0017 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes a display screen, a bracket for receiving and holding the display screen, a deformable mounting feature and a frangible mounting feature. The deformable mounting feature is adapted to absorb initial energy in the event of an impact to the display screen. The frangible mounting feature is adapted to further dissipate energy to the extent that the impact energy exceeds the ability of the deformable mounting feature to absorb it.