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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Scott Beam, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2165 (2011.01); B60R 21/216 (2011.01); B29C 37/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2165 (2013.01); B29C 37/0057 (2013.01); B60R 21/216 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3008 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle interior panel and method of manufacturing a vehicle interior panel for use over an airbag. The vehicle interior panel includes a substrate having an airbag door with one or more t-shaped stiffening ribs embedded in the airbag door. The t-shaped stiffening ribs help increase the rigidity of the airbag door, which can help improve deployment performance of the airbag. The t-shaped stiffening ribs may be co-molded or insert molded with the substrate.