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Motor vehicle trim element having weakened areas and methods for the manufacture thereof

US7625004B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25References

17Claims

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Assignee

Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hubert Geltinger · Vilsbiburg, DE
Roland Friedberger · Spartanburg, US
Henry Muller · Graz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2006
Grant date	Dec 1, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2031/3008
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle trim element having weakened areas for an airbag deployment opening is provided. The layered construction of the trim element includes a carrier layer, a spacer layer laminated thereto and a decorative layer. A weakened area of the decorative layer is not visible from the outside. An additional layer of material, made of, for example, a plastic film, is located between the spacer layer and the decorative layer to reduce the likelihood of the weakened area becoming visible from the outside, even under thermal and/or mechanical stress. The additional layer of material may also include a weakened area.

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