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Internal door cladding provided with a head and/or shoulder anti-shock airbag in the event of side collision and/or rollover and a vehicle provided with said internal door cladding

  • US 7,552,940 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2005
  • Issued: 06/30/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An internal door cladding, comprising:

  • a door rail having at least one airbag flap, the airbag flap having a first plane and a second plane wherein the first plane and the second plane are not coplanar;

    an airbag for head and/or shoulder side-collision protection in the event of a side collision and/or rollover located on the door rail of the internal door cladding;

    an airbag directional shoot including an outlet opening for deploying the airbag in a direction of a head and/or shoulder area;

    said airbag flap for closing the outlet opening; and

    a tear line in the decorative layer proximate to the airbag directional shoot that traverses a substantially “

    V”

    -shaped course along both the first plane and the second plane and includes a sharp inflection point or peak such that upon an unfolding force of the airbag against the airbag flap, a tear is initiated at the inflection point or peak and propagates along the tear line.

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