ENERGY-ABSORBING INTERIOR IMPACT SURFACE FOR A VEHICLE

Organization Name

gm global technology operations llc

Inventor(s)

Neela Praveenkumar of SECUNDERABAD (IN)

Rohan G. Raj of Bangalore (IN)

Srinivas Surampudi of Bengaluru (IN)

ENERGY-ABSORBING INTERIOR IMPACT SURFACE FOR A VEHICLE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240424966 titled 'ENERGY-ABSORBING INTERIOR IMPACT SURFACE FOR A VEHICLE

Original Abstract Submitted

embodiments include a vehicle having a door with an interior surface and an armrest disposed on the interior surface of the door. the armrest includes a first material distal from the interior surface of the door, a third material proximal to the interior surface of the door, and a second material disposed in between the first material and the third material. the first material and the third material have a first stiffness and a third stiffness that are both greater than a second stiffness of the second material.