Neil Bradford Thomas

US Patent:

20130069349, Mar 21, 2013

Filed:

Sep 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/621418

Inventors:

Shawn R. Williams - Auburn Hills MI, US
Joseph G. Lemmon - Chesterfield MI, US
Robert P. Kuhr - Farmington Hills MI, US
Neil Thomas - Detroit MI, US
Steven Mark Johnson - Shelby Township MI, US
Cedric Stokes - Detroit MI, US

Assignee:

CHRYSLER GROUP LLC - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

B60R 21/213

US Classification:

2807302, 2807301

Abstract:

An airbag deployment system for a vehicle is provided. The system can include an airbag positioned between a vehicle frame and a headliner, and a trim member positioned inboard of the frame. The system can also include a deployment ramp coupled to the frame and the trim member. The deployment ramp can have a ramp surface. The ramp surface can be positioned and configured such that when the airbag is deployed a portion of the airbag engages the ramp surface and the trim member to urge the trim member in an outboard direction toward the frame.

US Patent:

20200198704, Jun 25, 2020

Filed:

Dec 19, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/225763

Inventors:

Justin Smith - Royal Oak MI, US
Neil Thomas - Clarkston MI, US
Christopher R. Reynolds - Oxford MI, US
Mark R. Fistler - Armada MI, US
Robert J. Soroka - Metamora MI, US
William E. Hughes - Oxford MI, US

International Classification:

B62D 21/15
B60R 19/34

Abstract:

A protective system for a high voltage module of an electrified vehicle arranged at least partially in a crush zone of the vehicle comprises a housing defining a front end and a rear end and having the high voltage module disposed therein, wherein the front end is securely connected to a frame of the vehicle and the rear end is disconnected from or loosely connected to the frame, the front end including high voltage wiring for the high voltage module, and a displacement device connected to the frame behind the rear end of the housing, wherein in response to a vehicle impact event that compresses the frame in the crush zone, the displacement is configured to vertically displace the rear end of the housing and the high voltage module therein, thereby protecting the high voltage module and the high voltage wiring from damage during compression of the crush zone.