Automotive interior trim piece having an arrangement for forming an air bag deployment opening
US5738367A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/21
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement and method are disclosed for enabling formation of a deployment opening for an air bag in a hard plastic trim piece with or without vinyl cladding in which a hinged reinforcing patch panel is fixedly attached to a section of the hard plastic defined by a preweakening groove pattern.
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