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US 2020/0290550 A1Published application
Airbag apparatus
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji KOKUBU, Masatoshi OTAKE, Takeshi MIYAJIMA, Masayuki TADO
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Abstract
An airbag apparatus includes an airbag housed deployably, and an instrument panel covering the airbag in a deploying direction and forming a design surface of a vehicle cabin. The instrument panel includes, on the design surface facing the vehicle cabin, a character line including continuous protrusions toward the deploying direction. The instrument panel includes, on a surface facing the airbag along the character line, a tear line that ruptures at the time of deployment of the airbag.
Claims3
An airbag apparatus, comprising:
- an airbag housed deployably;
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- a panel member covering the airbag in a deploying direction and forming a design surface of a vehicle cabin, wherein
- the panel member includes, on a surface facing the vehicle cabin, a character line including continuous protrusions toward the deploying direction, and
- the panel member includes, on a surface facing the airbag, along the character line, a tear line that ruptures at the time of deployment of the airbag.
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