A vehicle interior trim panel (101), the panel (101) comprising a tear-open airbag deployment region (103) formed from a plurality of sections (105a, 105b) that cooperate to cover an airbag in an installed configuration, the sections (105a, 105b) being joined by a tear seam (107), the panel (101) further comprising at least one support feature (113) that extends at least partially across the tear seam (107), wherein the support feature (113) comprises a thinned portion at, or near to, a centre line of the tear seam (107).
VEHICLE TRIM PANEL WITH TEAR-OPEN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT REGION
FAHRZEUGVERKLEIDUNGSELEMENT MIT EINEM AUFREISSBEREICH FÜR EINEN AIRBAG
PANNEAU DE GARNITURE DE VÉHICULE AVEC ZONE DE RUPTURE POUR UN COUSSIN GONFLABLE
2020-09-16
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |