Arrangement for providing an air bag deployment opening
First Claim
1. An arrangement for providing an opening in an interior trim structure of an automotive vehicle for the deployment of an air bag therethrough, the interior trim structure including a substrate section and a foam section, with the foam section at least partially overlying the substrate section, said arrangement comprising:
- at least one door panel including a substrate portion, said door panel providing closure to said opening prior to air bag deployment, anda skin smoothly overlaying the trim structure foam section and said door substrate portion rendering the opening invisible prior to deployment of the air bag through the opening, said skin being at least in part directly fastened to said door substrate portion.
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Abstract
An arrangement for providing an opening in an interior trim structure of an automotive vehicle for the deployment of an air bag therethrough which minimizes the visual and/or tactile impression of the presence of the closure and the air bag deployment opening thereunder and which is not susceptible to significant fragmentation and projection of such fragments into the passenger compartment upon the opening thereof.
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13 Claims
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1. An arrangement for providing an opening in an interior trim structure of an automotive vehicle for the deployment of an air bag therethrough, the interior trim structure including a substrate section and a foam section, with the foam section at least partially overlying the substrate section, said arrangement comprising:
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at least one door panel including a substrate portion, said door panel providing closure to said opening prior to air bag deployment, and a skin smoothly overlaying the trim structure foam section and said door substrate portion rendering the opening invisible prior to deployment of the air bag through the opening, said skin being at least in part directly fastened to said door substrate portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An arrangement for providing an opening in an interior trim structure of an automotive vehicle for the deployment of an air bag therethrough, the interior trim structure including a substrate section and a foam section, with the foam section at least partially overlying the substrate section, said arrangement comprising:
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at least one door panel including a substrate portion, said door panel providing closure to said air bag deployment opening prior to air bag deployment, and a skin smoothly overlaying the interior trim structure and said door panel rendering the opening invisible prior to deployment of the air bag through the opening, said skin having a side proximate to the interior trim structure foam section and said door panel, said skin including at least one integral flange extending from said proximate side adjacent the periphery of said door panel, said flange being joined to the interior trim structure substrate section, the interior trim structure foam section comprising foam injection molded between said skin and the interior trim structure substrate section with said flange preventing passage of said interior trim structure injected foam onto said door panel substrate portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An arrangement for providing an opening in an interior trim structure of an automotive vehicle for the deployment of an air bag therethrough, the interior trim structure including a substrate section and a foam section, with the foam section at least partially overlying the substrate section, said arrangement comprising:
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at least one door panel providing closure to said air bag deployment opening prior to air bag deployment, said door panel including a substrate portion and a foam layer portion at least partially lying over and on said door panel substrate portion, said door panel, said door panel foam layer portion and said door panel substrate portion each having at least a first, a second, and a third side, with the first side of said door panel foam layer portion being continuous with the interior trim structure foam section, with at least the second and third sides of said door panel foam layer portion being non-continuous with the interior trim structure foam section, the first side of said door panel forming a hinge to enable said door panel to hinge open and form said air bag deployment opening, and a skin smoothly overlaying the interior trim structure foam section and said door panel foam layer portion, said skin being adhered to said door panel substrate portion at least at the second and third sides of said door panel.
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