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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gary Mullen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Bhavani Thota, Novi, MI (US);
Daniel Morin, Southgate, MI (US);
Juergen Koehler, Cologne, DE;
Linh Doan, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/0461 (2013.01); B60J 5/0426 (2013.01); B60R 13/0243 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle door includes a first interlock coupled to an inner frame panel. A second interlock coupled to an inner trim panel. The first and second interlocks are separated to define a ready state. During an impact condition, the first and second interlocks selectively engage one another to define an impact state that resists deflection of the inner trim panel away from the inner frame panel.