Airbag lid

US5901976A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Martin Kreuzer · Kleinwallstadt, DE
• Albrecht Hufgard · Zell am Harmersbach, DE
• Stefan Bohn · Goldbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 23, 1997
• Grant date: May 11, 1999
• Expiry date: Apr 23, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R21/2165
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A lid (1) for an airbag accommodated in the instrument panel of a motor vehicle. For economy and simplicity of manufacture it is made of a relatively hard plastic. It is characterized in that it comprises a lower layer (2) of soft and resilient plastic and an outer layer (3) of hard plastic and in that both layers (2 & 3) are essentially fastened together adhering totally surface to surface. The outer layer (3) can be made of a plastic that matches the material of the surface of the instrument panel in appearance, feel, and acoustics.