US Patent Issued to FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS on Dec. 2 for "Vehicle interior panel for use over a deployable airbag" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,845, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS INC. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle interior panel for use over a deployable airbag" was invented by Prashant Rashinkar (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle interior panel for use over a deployable airbag includes a hinge region with particular thickness profiles to help promote door rotation. The panel includes a substrate comprising a door and an outer perimeter at least partially surrounding the door, with the hinge region having two curved portions spanning at least partially between the door and the outer perimeter. The hinge region has ...