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US 10,093,263 B2Granted
Energy absorbing instrument panel component
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPardeep Kumar Jindal, Rahul Makwana, Matthew B. Makowski
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Abstract
An instrument panel component includes a wall, a first projection, and a second projection. The wall is configured to be supported by the instrument panel. The first and second projections are supported by the wall and extend in a common direction away from the wall. The length of the first projection is different than the length of the second projection and both projections are of a different material than the material of the wall.
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An instrument panel assembly comprising:
- an instrument panel;
- an energy absorbing element supported by the instrument panel and including a wall;
- a first projection and a second projection each disposed between the wall and the instrument panel, the first and second projections extending in a common direction, the first projection being above the second projection;
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- the first projection having a first density and the second projection having a second density different than the first density.
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An instrument panel assembly comprising:
- an instrument panel;
- an energy absorbing element supported by the instrument panel and including a wall;
- a first projection and a second projection each disposed between the wall and the instrument panel, the first and second projections extending in a common direction, the first projection being above the second projection;
- the first and second projections being of a different material than a material of the wall;
- the first projection has a first density and the second projection has a second density different than the first density;
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- a base connected to the first and second projections and connected to the wall, wherein the base is between the wall and the first and second projections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.