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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yali Li, Saline, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Chih Cheng, Troy, MI (US);
Saeed David Barbat, Novi, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/045 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01); B60R 21/017 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/045 (2013.01); B60R 21/017 (2013.01); B60R 21/01516 (2014.10); B60R 21/01538 (2014.10); F16F 7/122 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0051 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01252 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument panel assembly includes a support beam and an exterior panel. The instrument panel assembly includes an energy absorbing device between the support beam and the exterior panel and having a variable crush resistance based on a temperature of the energy absorbing device. The instrument panel assembly includes a heater operatively coupled to the energy absorbing device.