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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Amy M. Boardman, Garden City, MI (US);
Bhaskara Rao Pamarthi, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Joseph Lozon, Taylor, MI (US);
Marcus Oden, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/04 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0414 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0435 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a pillar. The pillar includes a support structure. A passenger compartment is defined by the vehicle body. A trim member disposed in the passenger compartment on the pillar. An energy absorption member is coupled to the trim member. The energy absorption member includes a base and at least one rib extending from the base.