Ford Mustang Innovative Glover Box System Award
Release time:
2019-11-05
Ford Motor Company's "Injection Molded Knee Airbag/Glover Box System" won the 2014 Automotive Electronics Innovation Award from the American Society of Plastics Engineers.
Ford Motor Company's "Injection Molded Knee Airbag/Glover Box System" won the 2014 Automotive Electronics Innovation Award from the American Society of Plastics Engineers. The system was used in the 2015 Ford Mustang, which the company says is an industry first. The system replaces traditional textile airbags and instead uses injection molded plastic airbags that are integrated into the glove box door. In the event of a vehicle impact, the airbag inflates, emanating from the glove box door panel, toward the front passenger's legs to provide cushioning.
The plastic airbag is attached by hot plate welding, and Ford has also developed a static pressure rupture test to verify the strength of the seal.
Faurecia is the manufacturer of this glove box system. A 20% talc filled polypropylene material manufactured by Advanced Composites was used. One version uses a high rubber content to improve ductility. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation provides thermoplastic olefins. Extol Inc. The company is responsible for the development of hot plate welding.
Ford has obtained 15 patents for this technology and more are pending.
The glove box system is 65% less weight than the traditional glove box plus airbags, and saves 5-10 US dollars per vehicle in cost. The inflatable device is 75% smaller than the transmission product, so the designer can move the dashboard closer to the windshield, creating more space in the cockpit.
Ford says the technology will be standard on the 2015 LHD Mustang, as well as the 2016 European LHD and RHD Mustang, and will likely be expanded to more Ford models.
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