Patent
Ultrasonic blade design for scoring double angle groove and products therefrom
| العنوان: | Ultrasonic blade design for scoring double angle groove and products therefrom |
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| Patent Number: | 7,128,334 |
| تاريخ النشر: | October 31, 2006 |
| Appl. No: | 10/664829 |
| Application Filed: | September 17, 2003 |
| مستخلص: | The present invention relates to the formation of a double angle V-groove in the backside of plastic shells to provide a preweakened section for a vehicle application. The double angle V-groove may be located at the airbag deployment opening of a vehicle. |
| Inventors: | Leland, Richard L. (South Berwick, ME, US); Fussell, Gary (Chesapeake, VA, US) |
| Assignees: | Collins & Aikman Products Co. (Southfield, MI, US) |
| Claim: | 1. An instrument panel for the interior of a vehicle passenger compartment equipped with an inflatable airbag device adapted to be deployed into a passenger space in said passenger compartment, said instrument panel including a covering having an outer surface exposed to view and a knife-cut weakening groove in said covering located beneath the outer surface for weakening the instrument panel in the form of at least a portion of an opening at said location of said airbag device, said weakening groove comprising a V-shaped configuration, wherein said V-shaped configuration comprises the following general shape: [chemical expression included] wherein angle A is less than angle B and wherein said weakening groove has sides and said V-shaped configuration prevents healing of said sides back together. |
| Claim: | 2. The instrument panel of claim 1 , wherein angle A is between 5–30 degrees and angle B is between 75–150 degrees. |
| Claim: | 3. The instrument panel of claim 1 wherein angle A is 10–20 degrees and angle B is between 90–130 degrees. |
| Claim: | 4. The instrument panel of claim 1 wherein angle A is 15 degrees and angle B is 110 degrees. |
| Claim: | 5. A cover skin for a component of the interior of a vehicle passenger compartment equipped with an inflatable airbag device adapted to be deployed into a passenger space in said passenger compartment, said cover skin having an outer surface exposed to view and a knife-cut weakening groove in the cover skin located beneath the outer surface for weakening the cover skin in the form of at least a portion of an opening at said location of said airbag device, said weakening groove comprising a V-shaped configuration, wherein said V-shaped configuration comprises the following general shape: [chemical expression included] wherein angle A is less than angle B and wherein said weakening groove has sides and said V-shaped configuration prevents healing of said sides back together. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 2807/283 |
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| Primary Examiner: | Dunn, David R. |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger PLLC |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.07128334 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |