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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2024
Instrument panel topper system for dual horizon display with encapsulated passenger side airbag door
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Yoon Kim, Northville, MI (US);
Israel Martinez Martinez, Toluca, MX;
Alejandro Nieto Gaspar, Toluca, MX;
Francisco Ronquillo Melendez, Puebla, MX;
Thomas Junior Luckett, Saline, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An instrument panel for vehicles includes a substrate and a an airbag door assembly having one or more gaps forming openings. The substrate includes a breakaway web below the airbag door assembly. An upper skin extends over a portion of the substrate and the airbag door assembly. Foam is disposed between the substrate and the upper skin. An airbag module is positioned below the breakaway web. When deployed, the airbag causes the breakaway web and foam above the airbag door assembly to rupture.