Door trim panel with dual density bolster armrest and integrated components

US7871119B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael Schoemann · Waterford, US
• John Youngs · Southgate, US
• Mark Heinze · Clarkston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2004
• Grant date: Jan 18, 2011
• Expiry date: Jul 21, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R2013/0281
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A door trim panel including a cover stock, an armrest coupled to the cover stock and having a first density, an upper energy absorber disposed above the armrest and having a second density higher than the first density, and a lower energy absorber disposed below the armrest and having a third density higher than the first density.