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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2009
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Nagaraj Mariyapp, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alvin Lee, Novi, MI (US);
John Pinkerton, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Dong, Novi, MI (US);
Richard Wang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Nagaraj Mariyapp, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alvin Lee, Novi, MI (US);
John Pinkerton, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Dong, Novi, MI (US);
Richard Wang, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An integrated combined extended map pocket close-out and pelvic bolster component for attachment to a door trim substrate used in a vehicle door is disclosed. The component comprises a map pocket close-out portion, a pelvic bolster portion, and a bridge connecting the map pocket close-out portion and the pelvic bolster portion. The pelvic bolster portion is substantially hollow and preferably defines a box. The component includes a plurality of walls and the thickness of some of the walls is greater than the thickness of other walls. One or more of the walls may be angled. The map pocket close-out portion has a depth and the pelvic bolster portion has a depth. The depth of the map pocket close-out portion is greater than the depth of the pelvic bolster portion. The one-piece component is a molded component formed from a polymerized material.