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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US);
Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A door for a vehicle includes a door panel. An airbag is mounted to the door panel and is inflatable to an inflated position. A trim panel includes a base segment fixed to the door panel. The trim panel includes a releasable segment positioned to be impacted by the airbag during inflation of the airbag. The releasable segment has a first end and a second end and is elongated between the first end and the second end. A hinge is between the releasable segment and the base segment. The hinge is at the first end of the releasable segment and defines an axis of rotation about which the second end of the releasable segment is rotatable.