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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Israel Hiram Loza, Azcapotzalco, MX;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/0441 (2013.01); B60J 5/0413 (2013.01); B60J 5/0434 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle door includes an interior panel including a housing extending from a first side of the interior panel and defining a cavity. An energy absorption structure is positioned within the cavity and includes a plurality of members arranged in a plurality of rows. Each of the plurality of members includes at least one arcuate support coupled with a rib and having first and second ends. The at least one arcuate support of each member is coupled to the at least one arcuate support of a neighboring member at one of the first and second ends.