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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2010
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Djamal Eddine Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Lee Matson, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew Ammons, Plymouth, MI (US);
Zhibing Deng, Northville, MI (US);
Joseph Edward Abramczyk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Djamal Eddine Midoun, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard Lee Matson, Canton, MI (US);
Matthew Ammons, Plymouth, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A strategically located door spacer block for transferring door beam bend/kink away from the occupant seating position is provided. The door spacer block is positioned between the door inner panel and the door outer panel and is aligned with the door beam. The door spacer block of the disclosed invention is placed between door inner panel and the door outer panel with the intention of minimizing the effect that the bend/kink in the door beam has on the occupant loading. The door spacer block engages the door beam and transfers the effective position of the kink of the door structure in a side impact away from the occupant seating position, thus freeing up crushable space in the occupant loading zone. The door spacer block of the disclosed invention eliminates or delays the loading of the beam surface to the pelvis bolster material, thus enabling additional free-crush space and allowing for a lower force transfer to the occupant.