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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Srinivas Reddy Malapati, Novi, MI (US);
Mangesh Kadam, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/02 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 37/02 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B62D 1/16 (2013.01); B60K 2370/63 (2019.05); B60K 2370/688 (2019.05);
Abstract
An assembly includes a steering column and an instrument panel. A bezel is fixed to the instrument panel. A releasable panel is releasably connected to the bezel. A cable extending from the releasable panel to the steering column. In the event of a vehicle impact, the releasable panel releases from the bezel to absorb energy from the steering column.