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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Manoj Patnala, Canton, MI (US);
Nicholas Andrew Mazzocchi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alan Perelli, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/2165 (2011.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 13/0256 (2013.01); B60R 21/2165 (2013.01); B60R 2021/21537 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument panel includes a housing and an airbag. The housing includes a chute elongated to an end and a door at least partially covering the end of the chute. The airbag is disposed in the chute. The housing includes a first ridge elongated along a perimeter of the end of the chute and a second ridge elongated along a perimeter of the door.