Instrument panel airbag assembly

An instrument panel airbag assembly, comprising:

• an instrument panel having a portion thereof that defines an upper surface of the instrument panel, the portion extending from a windscreen rearward with a lower surface defined beneath the portion of the instrument panel opposite the upper surface;
• an airbag device installed to the instrument panel below and spaced apart from the lower surface, the airbag device having an inflatable portion;
• and
• a chute including a panel that is installed to the lower surface of the portion of the instrument panel above the airbag device, the panel having an opening, the chute having a first door, a second door and a third door that at least partially cover the opening when in an undeployed condition, the first door, the second door and the third door being located along the lower surface of the portion of the instrument panel prior to deployment of the airbag device and in an undeployed condition a gap is defined between the first door and the second door, another gap defined between the first door and the third door with a portion of each of the gaps being interrupted by a first bridging portion that extends between the first door and the second door and a second bridging portion that extends between the first door and the third door, the first bridging portion being spaced apart from the second bridging portion, the first door, the second door and the third door being spaced apart from the lower surface of the portion of the instrument panel in the undeployed condition, and in response to deployment of the airbag device, the inflatable portion of the airbag device pushes the first door, the second door and the third door upward against the portion of the instrument panel with the first door pivoting about a first hinge that extends in a vehicle lateral direction breaking the first and second bridging portions, and at least one of the second door and the third door pivoting about a second hinge that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction.