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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Carlos Gerardo Lopez Martinez, Puebla, MX;
Assignee:
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2165 (2011.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2165 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 2021/21537 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle interior panel for use over an airbag includes a hinge layer with a folded portion having nested folds. The folded portion interconnects a first portion embedded in an airbag door region of a panel substrate with a second portion embedded in the panel substrate outside the airbag door region. The nested folds are simpler and faster to form than other types of folds and contribute to improved airbag door kinematics.