Vehicle interior trim panel

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1997-02-28

1999-03-16

Culbreth, Eric D.

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180 90, 280751, 280752, 297189, 297 70, 297191, B60R 2102

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058820370

ABSTRACT:
A plate- or shell-like plastic trim panel is provided with a convex structure configured such that, in the event of a horizontal compressive load running essentially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the trim panel undergoes a controlled elastic and/or plastic deformation in the direction of the adjoining free space. This arrangement avoids risking injury to legs of a vehicle occupant resulting from uncontrolled bending or breaking of flat trim panels without such convex structure.

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patent: 4893834 (1990-01-01), Honda et al.
patent: 5201544 (1993-04-01), Matano et al.
patent: 5431442 (1995-07-01), Tomita et al.
Search Report, Apr. 21, 1997, Great Britain.

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