Matthew W Gabriel

US Patent:

7954843, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

Feb 16, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/706689

Inventors:

Gregg S. Evans - Windsor, CA
Matthew Gabriel - Shelby Township MI, US

Assignee:

Intertec Systems, L.L.C. - Plymouth MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/20

US Classification:

2807283

Abstract:

An automotive PSIR hidden chute assembly contained behind an automotive instrument panel. The PSIR may include chute forward and rearward doors, first and second chute flanges, and an instrument panel, each constructed of a first hard material, and first and second chute hinges, first and second chute sidewalls and a chute end wall, each constructed of a second tough ductile material, such that the first material and the second material have different thermal expansion properties and different elastic modulus properties.