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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Robert Tilli, Warren, MI (US);
Benjamin Coon, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael Whitens, Novi, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Chunhui LI, Troy, MI (US);
SE Kyoon Shin, Northville, MI (US);
Robert Tilli, Warren, MI (US);
Benjamin Coon, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Michael Whitens, Novi, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Chunhui Li, Troy, MI (US);
Se Kyoon Shin, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive interior trim panel includes a contoured panel having an interior surface forming a portion of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, and an exterior surface cooperating with an exterior body panel to define a first volume. A speaker port is formed in the contoured panel for locating a speaker within the first volume. A shell including an integral acoustic volume and a pelvic bolster circumscribes a portion of the exterior surface of the contoured panel, including a speaker port. The shell is mounted to the exterior surface of the contoured panel so as to define both an acoustic chamber and a pelvic bolster supported by the contoured panel and extending within the first volume.