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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2003
Daniel Phillip Dailey, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Matthew Thomas Kemp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Phillip Dailey, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Matthew Thomas Kemp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular airbag door assembly includes an airbag chute having a front side and a rear side and defines an opening extending therethrough. A door panel is pivotally mounted to the front side of the airbag chute and covers the opening therein. The airbag door assembly further includes a plurality of weld studs extending from the rear side of the airbag chute. The weld studs are adapted to allow the airbag door assembly to be mounted to a substrate of an instrument panel with the rear side of the airbag chute being positioned against a front side of the substrate.