Patents Assigned to Faurecia Interior Systems
  • Publication number: 20110037292
    Abstract: An automotive front support beam for use in an automotive front carrier, wherein the automotive front support beam comprises a top piece and a bottom piece, wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are fastened together and enclose a hollow space and wherein the top piece and the bottom piece are molded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Faurecia Interior Systems
    Inventors: Michael Owen, David I. Allott
  • Patent number: 7240955
    Abstract: An apparatus for locking a door trim panel to a door module includes: at least one hook depending from an inwardly directed surface of said door trim panel; an elongate locking element having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to an end of the hook by way of a hinge; at least one receiver depending from an opposing surface of said door module and being operable to engage said hook, the receiver including an edge directed toward the opposing surface of the door module; and a cleat depending from the surface of the door trim panel and operable to engage the second end of the locking element when the locking element is a locking position, wherein the edge of the receiver engages the locking element and prevents the hook from disengaging from the receiver once the second end of the locking element engages the cleat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Faurecia Interior Systems
    Inventor: Michael Twork