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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 2008
Ian Brewster Hall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Rabin Bhojan, Northville, MI (US);
John Pinkerton, Canton, MI (US);
Ian Brewster Hall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Rabin Bhojan, Northville, MI (US);
John Pinkerton, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A door trim substrate having a construction which includes, in combination, an energy-absorbing pre-crush protective portion and a pelvic bolster portion is provided for use in a vehicle. The pre-crush protective portion is configured so as to protect the pelvic bolster portion from pre-crush in a vehicle side-impact event. The pre-crush portion is defined by a rib cassette structure which is preferably integrally molded into the door trim substrate below the pelvic bolster portion.