Next Generation Side-Impact Armrest

Minimizing door intrusion during side impacts usually requires intensive body-structure countermeasures. Abdomen criteria for 5th and 50th percentile dummies are primarily driven by door-trim armrest stiffness during side impacts. This new door-trim armrest improves safety as a tuning component by acting as a load limiter and absorbing energy. Comprised of a skin, foam pad, PP-nonwoven trampoline fabric, ABS armrest substrate, and PP trampoline frame, the system is significantly softer than previous designs, substantially outperforming static and dynamic functional requirements without adding countermeasures, cost, or weight. Further, armrest durability improves 6x, and costs and weight are reduced $31.80 and 3.8 kg per vehicle.

OEM/Vehicle Ford Motor Co. 2016 Ford Super Duty F250 System Supplier Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems Company, Inc Material Processor    Yanfeng USA Automotive Trim Systems Company, Inc

Material Supplier LyondellBasell Resin SG702 PP Tooling/Equipment Supplier ToolPlas Systems Inc.

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