Interior finish member for an automobile with an air bag device and manufacturing method thereof

An interior finish member having a door suitable for use with an air bag device, the finish member comprising:

• a main body having a surface and being made of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising polypropylene and a filler;
• a cover portion having a surface and a periphery and being made of a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of an olefin thermoplastic elastomer and styrene thermoplastic elastomer, the periphery being thermally fused to the main body, the cover portion being constructed and arranged to permit deployment of an air bag;
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• a facing member disposed continuously on the surfaces of the main body and the cover portion, the facing member comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer being made of a thermoplastic resin composition and being thermally fused to the surfaces of the main body and the cover portion, the outer layer being disposed over the inner layer.

An interior finish member having a door suitable for use with an air bag device, the finish member comprising:

• a main body having a surface and being made of a thermoplastic resin composition;
• a cover portion having a surface and a periphery and being made of a thermoplastic elastomer composition, the periphery being thermally fused to the main body, the cover portion being constructed and arranged to permit deployment of an air bag;
• a facing member disposed continuously on the surfaces of the main body and the cover portion, the facing member comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer being made of a thermoplastic resin composition and being thermally fused to the surfaces of the main body and the cover portion, the outer layer being disposed over the inner layer;
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• a square tube-shaped attaching wall projecting from a back side of the cover portion, the attaching wall being connectable to the air bag device, the square tube-shaped attaching wall having a front attaching wall portion and a rear attaching wall portion, wherein the rear attaching wall portion is formed in a direction crossing a direction of air bag deployment.