US 11,993,211 B2Granted

Door-trim panel having collapsible ribs and grooves

AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC

InventorsMuhsin M. Hamdoon, Marwan Ahmad Elbkaily, Humberto Memetla Martinez, Jeffery Howell, Israel Hiram Loza, Robin Burnett

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Abstract

A door-trim panel for a vehicle includes an armrest and a top roll extending upwardly from the armrest to an upper end. The upper end has an inboard portion and an outboard portion and the upper end is elongated along a longitudinal axis. The top roll includes pairs of ribs spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis. The pairs of ribs include an inboard rib extending from the inboard portion toward the outboard portion to an outboard end. The pairs of ribs include an outboard rib adjacent to and spaced from the inboard rib of that pair. The outboard rib extends from the outboard portion toward the inboard portion to an inboard end of the outboard rib. The inboard ribs and outboard ribs are elongated transverse to the longitudinal axis. The inboard end and the outboard end are spaced from the inboard portion of the top roll.

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Dependent claims

A door-trim panel comprising:

an armrest;
a top roll extending upwardly from the armrest to an upper end, the upper end having an inboard portion and an outboard portion and the upper end being elongated along a longitudinal axis;
the top roll including pairs of ribs, the pairs of ribs being spaced from each other along the longitudinal axis;
each of the pair of ribs including an inboard rib extending from the inboard portion toward the outboard portion to an outboard end;
for each pair of ribs, the inboard rib being elongated transverse to the longitudinal axis and the outboard end of the inboard rib being spaced from the inboard portion of the top roll;
and
each of the pair of ribs including an outboard rib adjacent to and spaced from the inboard rib of that pair;
for each of the pair of ribs, the outboard rib extending from the outboard portion toward the inboard portion to an inboard end, the outboard rib being elongated transverse to the longitudinal axis and the inboard end of the outboard rib being spaced from the inboard portion of the top roll.

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