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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
May. 29, 2024
Faurecia Interior Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Prashant Rashinkar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle interior panel for use over a deployable airbag includes a hinge region with particular thickness profiles to help promote door rotation. The panel includes a substrate comprising a door and an outer perimeter at least partially surrounding the door, with the hinge region having two curved portions spanning at least partially between the door and the outer perimeter. The hinge region has a flatter portion located at least partially between the two curved portions, the flatter portion having a first thickness zone having a first thickness coupled to the outer perimeter and a second thickness zone having a second thickness located between the first thickness zone and the door. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness.