Upper reinforcement for a door trim panel and method of tuning performance characteristics thereof
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMuhsin M. Hamdoon, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, George David Aucott, Amit Chakravarty
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Abstract
An upper reinforcement for a door trim panel includes a reinforcement channel, softening features within reinforcement channel, a tab depending from the reinforcement channel, and a trigger feature between the reinforcement channel and the tab whereby the reinforcement channel is released from the tab during a side impact. A method of tuning performance characteristics of the upper reinforcement is also described.
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An upper reinforcement for a door trim panel, comprising:
- a reinforcement channel;
- a tab depending from said reinforcement channel;
- and
- a trigger feature between said reinforcement channel and said tab whereby said reinforcement channel is released from said tab during a side impact.
A method of tuning performance characteristics of an upper reinforcement, for a door trim panel, including a reinforcement channel and a tab depending from the reinforcement channel, said method comprising:
- providing a trigger feature between said reinforcement channel and said tab whereby said reinforcement channel is released from said tab during a side impact.
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