Patent ID: 7156417

Claim:
An automotive side impact assembly comprising: a door assembly including a door body portion and a window opening portion, said door body portion and said window opening portion meeting to form a beltline; a window assembly positioned within said window opening portion and extending into said door body portion when in a window closed condition; an automotive seat assembly positioned adjacent said door assembly; a side-impact air bag assembly having a deployed condition in which a side air-bag is deployed during a collision, said side-impact air-bag assembly positioned within the automobile such that said side air-bag is deployed between said door assembly and said automotive seat, a laminate assembly in communication with said window assembly, said laminate assembly having an upper laminate portion extending above said beltline into said window opening portion when said window assembly is in said window closed condition, said laminate assembly having a lower laminate portion extending below said beltline into said door body portion when said window assembly is in said window closed position, said laminate assembly providing structural rigidity to said window assembly such that said side air-bag is supported during deployment, wherein said laminate assembly comprises a first laminate portion having first laminate strength and a second laminate portion having a second laminate strength, and wherein said first laminate portion comprises a perimeter laminate positioned along said beltline at a window side edge; and said second laminate portion comprises a center laminate positioned along said beltline at a window center.