Keith Jenkins

US Patent:

20180111453, Apr 26, 2018

Filed:

Oct 24, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/332405

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati - Westland MI, US
Djamal Eddine Midoun - Ann Arbor MI, US
Keith William Jenkins - Plymouth MI, US

International Classification:

B60J 5/04

Abstract:

A supplemental load transfer system for a vehicle includes a vehicle kick-up cross-member and a door trim panel configured to attach to a vehicle door member. The door trim panel includes a pusher disposed to transfer an impact load to the kick-up cross-member. The pusher may be configured as a matrix formed by a plurality of columns and substantially orthogonal connecting ribs to define a plurality of receivers. One or more of the receivers may be at least partially filled with a load-transferring substrate. The one or more receivers may be disposed at a bottom portion of the pusher. One or more columns of the plurality of columns may be oriented whereby an impact-receiving end and an impact-transmitting end of the pusher define different surface areas.

Address:

1809 W Farwell Ave, Chicago, IL 60626

VIN:

1G2ZH17N274159763

Make:

PONTIAC

Model:

G6

Year:

2007