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US 2003/0141707 A1Published application
Hidden filament assisted opening system for an airbag cover
AssigneeIntier Automotive Inc.
InventorsRobert S. Sevigny, Alan R. Deeks
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Abstract
A hidden air bag assist includes a skin (12) having inner and outer sides. A liquid contaminant (14) is disposed within the skin (12) such that the contaminant (14) is not visible through the outer side. The contaminant (14) creates a weakened area or frangible line within the skin and defines a passageway for allowing an airbag to deploy therethrough.
Claims15
An interior automotive panel comprising:
- a skin comprising at least two polyurethane layers, said skin having inner and outer sides;
- a contaminant deposited along a predetermined line forming a frangible line outlining a passageway for enabling an air bag to deploy therethrough, said frangible line being not visible from said outer side, characterized by said contaminant being deposited on an outer one of said layers and encapsulated by an inner one of said layers and thereafter curing to a filament along said predetermined line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.