US 7,611,163 B2 · Interior trim part for covering an airbag

Abstract

Described is an interior trim part for covering an airbag, which may include a two-dimensional carrier, a surface decor and a foamed intermediate layer. A through-opening for the airbag is recessed in the carrier, and an inlay covering the through-opening is applied into the intermediate layer, such that the inlay projects beyond an edge of the through-opening on one side and there, in an overlapping region of the inlay and of the carrier, serves as a hinge for an airbag flap formed by the surface decor and the intermediate layer with the inlay. Furthermore, with a folding open of the airbag flap, an energy amount which is dependent on the intensity of an opening impact of the airbag, may be absorbed by way of a release of the intermediate layer with the inlay from the carrier, away from the edge in the overlapping region.

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Dependent claims

An interior trim part for covering an airbag, comprising:

a two-dimensional carrier including a through-opening for the airbag recessed therein;
a surface décor;
a foam intermediate layer;
and
an inlay applied to the intermediate layer and covering the through-opening, the inlay projecting beyond an edge of the through-opening on one side to overlap a region of the carrier to form a hinge of an airbag flap formed by the surface decor and the intermediate layer with the inlay, the inlay furthermore being at least partly penetrated by the foam forming the intermediate layer so that the foam effects a connection of the inlay to the carrier, wherein a distance between the edge of the through-opening and a location up to which the intermediate layer with the inlay separates from the carrier depends on an intensity of an opening impact of the airbag so that an amount of energy absorbed by the separation varies depending on the intensity.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Interior trim part for covering an airbag

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Interior trim part for covering an airbag

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Abstract

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