US 12,434,655 B1
Door-mounted airbag assembly
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, MI (US); S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, MI (US); and Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/746,724.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/21 (2011.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/215 (2013.01) [B60R 13/0243 (2013.01); B60R 21/21 (2013.01); B60R 21/217 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 2021/21537 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23107 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23308 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle door comprising:
a door panel;
an airbag mounted to the door panel and being inflatable to an inflated position;
a trim panel including a base segment fixed to the door panel;
the trim panel including a releasable segment positioned to be impacted by the airbag during inflation of the airbag;
the releasable segment having a first end and a second end and being elongated between the first end and the second end; and
a hinge between the releasable segment and the base segment, the hinge being at the first end of the releasable segment and defining an axis of rotation about which the second end of the releasable segment is rotatable;
the door panel having a vehicle-forward end and a vehicle-rearward end, the releasable segment being elongated along an axis through the vehicle-forward end and the vehicle-rearward end;
the door panel including a slot elongated along the axis, the hinge being slidably engaged with the slot.