Patent ID: 9120454
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a wall including a first end and a second end spaced from each other, wherein the wall includes a first portion disposed adjacent to the first end, a second portion disposed adjacent to the second end and a middle portion disposed between the first and second portions; a panel coupled to the wall, wherein the panel includes a first panel portion disposed along the first portion of the wall, a second panel portion disposed along the second portion of the wall and a middle panel portion disposed along the middle portion of the wall; wherein the panel extends outwardly away from the wall to a distal surface to define a cavity between the distal surface and the wall; an airbag device directly attached to the second portion of the wall and disposed inside the cavity; and a beam coupled to one of the first portion and the middle portion of the wall inside the cavity, with the beam extending into the cavity from the first end of the wall along an axis such that the beam is spaced from the cavity that is disposed between the second panel portion of the panel and the second portion of the wall.