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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Kurt F. Fischer, Oxford, MI (US);
Gregory S. Bayley, Dryden, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) comprises an instrument panel ( ) for a vehicle ( ), an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( ), and a deployment door ( ). A portion ( ) of the instrument panel ( ) includes a rearwardmost point ( ) of the instrument panel ( ). The deployment door ( ) includes a panel ( ) that moves between a closed position and an open position on inflation of the protection device ( ). An end ( ) of the panel ( ) is connected with the portion ( ) of the instrument panel ( ). The end ( ) of the panel ( ) is spaced from a farthest point on an end ( ) of the panel ( ) by a first distance (E). The rearwardmost point ( ) is located in an imaginary vertical plane that is spaced horizontally from the end ( ) of the panel ( ) of the deployment door ( ) by a second distance (D) that is greater than the first distance.
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