Crash Pad for Mounting Airbag for Vehicles
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsHyeong Ho CHOI, Yong Sun KIM, Jun Yeol CHOI
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Abstract
A crash pad for mounting an airbag for a vehicle includes a base layer made of a hard material and an outer cover layer made of a soft material. An opening is formed in the base layer, and a mounting housing is formed integrally with the base layer. An airbag door is coupled at one end thereof to the base layer. In the crash pad, the airbag mounting housing is integrated into the crash pad, thus reducing manufacturing costs. Further, the airbag door is separately installed, and a cutting operation is not required, so that the opening force of an airbag cushion is not reduced, and the opening direction of the cushion does not deviate from a predetermined direction.
Claims19
A crash pad for mounting an airbag for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base layer made up of a first material and mounted to a vehicle body, wherein the base layer includes a flat portion and an opening;
- an outer cover layer made up of a second material and covering the flat portion and the opening of the base layer so as to fasten the flat portion of the base layer to the outer cover layer;
- a mounting housing extending from the flat portion of the base layer to form the opening and accommodate the airbag therein;
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- an airbag door disposed between the mounting housing and the outer cover layer, the airbag door including at least a rotary plate pivotally coupled to the base layer to close the opening, wherein the airbag door is configured to cut and open the outer cover layer when the airbag inflates to push the airbag door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.