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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Kevin Lyle Gilleo, Dexter, MI (US);
Shuichi Ishimoto, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Iwao Udatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A deformable vehicle door pull cup is provided which is both sufficiently strong for use during closing of the door and which also deforms during a side impact collision. A deformable vehicle door pull cup includes a weakening groove and dimple system in preferred embodiments. Dimples are placed within grooves to enhance crack propagation in a side impact collision.
Gilleo, Kevin. (2010). Weakening groove with dimple in pull cup (U.S. Patent No. 7658436). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7658436
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