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Integrally molded air-bag cover article and method of making the same

US5947511A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Filing dateApr 30, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/3038
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An integrally molded air-bag cover article is disclosed which contains an air-bag cover section which is made of a resin and has a periphery, and a frame section which is made of a resin and is integrally and continuously formed with the periphery by way of a weak section. The weak section is constituted by a resin junction in which an interface of the resin constituting the air-bag cover section and an interface of the resin constituting the frame section are joined together by bonding action between the resins. A continuous groove and a continuous protrusion are respectively formed on a front surface and a rear surface of the integrally molded air-bag cover article. The weak section is formed so as to extend from an inner face of the groove to an outer face of the protrusion.

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