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US 2022/0063538 A1Published application
Vehicle energy absorbing device
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, S.M. Iskander Farooq, Yali Li
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Abstract
A vehicle door interior trim assembly includes a trim panel and an armrest supported by the trim panel. The armrest includes an energy absorbing device. The energy absorbing device includes an inboard panel and an outboard panel. The outboard panel is between the inboard panel and the trim panel. The energy absorbing device has a variable crush resistance based on a temperature of the energy absorbing device. A heater is operatively coupled to the energy absorbing device.
Claims20
A vehicle door interior trim assembly, comprising:
- a trim panel;
- an armrest supported by the trim panel;
- the armrest including an energy absorbing device, the energy absorbing device including an inboard panel and an outboard panel, the outboard panel being between the inboard panel and the trim panel;
- the energy absorbing device having a variable crush resistance based on a temperature of the energy absorbing device;
- and
- a heater operatively coupled to the energy absorbing device.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a trim panel;
- an armrest supported by the trim panel;
- the armrest including an energy absorbing device, the energy absorbing device including an inboard panel and an outboard panel, the outboard panel being between the inboard panel and the trim panel;
- the energy absorbing device having a variable crush resistance based on a temperature of the energy absorbing device;
- and
- a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to heat the energy absorbing device based on a detected size of an occupant seated adjacent the armrest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.