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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
May. 24, 2004
Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Randy S. Reed, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Michael P. Schoemann, Waterford, MI (US);
John D. Youngs, Southgate, MI (US);
Glenn A. Cowelchuk, Chesterfield Township, MI (US);
Randy S. Reed, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Michael P. Schoemann, Waterford, MI (US);
John D. Youngs, Southgate, MI (US);
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a trim panel assembly for a vehicle having integrated energy management characteristics and method of manufacture. The trim panel assembly comprises a panel made of a first material having a first panel surface and a second panel surface, a skin covering at least a portion of the first panel surface of the panel, with the skin being made of a second material less rigid then the first material, and a rib depending from the second panel surface away from the skin. The rib has at least a first portion being made of the second material.