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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Peter Vitale, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B29C 33/42 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B60J 10/70 (2016.01); B60J 10/79 (2016.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/0256 (2013.01); B29C 33/424 (2013.01); B32B 3/02 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 2605/003 (2013.01); B60J 10/70 (2016.02); B60J 10/79 (2016.02); B60R 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle interior panel such as an instrument panel includes a substrate having a thickness between 0.5 mm and 2.25 mm, inclusive, a decorative layer, and an intermediate layer located between the substrate and the decorative layer. A post-form warpage of the substrate is less than 15 mm at an edge region of the substrate. A serpentine rib located near the edge region helps impart structural rigidity to the panel during a foaming process to achieve an adequate degree of post-form warpage.