Airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly and method of manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12415473-B2
Application number	US-202318369602-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2023
Priority date	Mar 9, 2023
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

An airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly includes: a main core that includes a door portion expanding when an airbag expands, and a cover portion mounted on a dash board. In particular, the main core is formed with a reinforcement portion extending downward from a lower surface of the cover portion, and the door portion and the cover portion are separated by a hinge groove that is formed in a lower surface of the main core and forms an expansion line. The reinforcement portion is combined with an airbag accommodation body that accommodates a passenger airbag (PAB). Thus, process optimization can be realized by omitting a process of machining a score and fusing a PAB chute, and also a problem of damage to the PAB chute can be solved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly comprising:
a main core including:
a door portion configured to expand when an airbag expands, and
a cover portion mounted on a dash board, the cover portion corresponding to an outside region of the door portion;

at least one reinforcement portion extending downward from a lower surface of the cover portion; and
a scrim provided as a fabric woven from yarns, portions of the scrim being built into an inside, respectively, of the door portion, and the at least one reinforcement portion by injection for insertion,
wherein the door portion and the cover portion are separated by a hinge groove that is formed in a lower surface of the main core, and the hinge groove is configured to form an expansion line,
wherein the at least one reinforcement portion is combined with an airbag accommodation body that accommodates a passenger airbag (PAB),
wherein the portions of the scrim are built into the at least one reinforcement portion so as to be parallel to a lateral surface of the at least one reinforcement portion and configured to make a right angle with respect to the portions of the scrim that are built into the door portion,
wherein the portions of the scrim are built into the at least one reinforcement portion to have a parallelly extending part that is in parallel to the lateral surface of the at least one reinforcement portion and a sideways extending part that extends laterally from a lower end portion of the parallelly extending part,
wherein the sideway extending part is formed closer to a bracket that is combined with the airbag accommodation body than the cover portion.

2. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 1 , wherein a hinge groove is additionally formed in a lower surface of the door portion and configured to extend across the door portion.

3. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcement portion is formed on the lower surface of the cover portion along a circumference of the door portion.

4. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 3 , wherein the at least one reinforcement portion includes a first reinforcement portion and a second reinforcement portion, and the first and second reinforcement portions are arranged to be spaced apart from each other.

5. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 4 , wherein the first and second reinforcement portions are configured to extend vertically downward from the lower surface of the cover portion.

6. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 4 , further comprising:
a plurality of insert nuts formed between the first reinforcement portion and the second reinforcement portion, and arranged to be spaced apart from each other.

7. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of insert nuts is integrally formed with the main core by injection for insert.

8. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of insert nuts comprises:
a head portion having an outside diameter that decreases increases toward a downward direction;
a neck portion extending from a lower end of the head portion;
a connection portion extending from a lower end of the neck portion and having an outside diameter that increases toward the downward direction; and
a body portion extending from a lower end of the connection portion and having a space inside.

9. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 8 , wherein a lateral surface of the head portion and a lateral surface of the connection portion of each of the plurality of insert nuts make an angle of 60°±5° with respect to each other, when viewed from side.

10. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 3 ,
wherein a portion among the portions of the scrim is built into an inside of the cover portion.

11. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 10 , wherein the portions of the scrim are built into the door portion and the cover portion, respectively, in such a manner as to be parallel to lower surfaces, respectively, of the door portion and the cover portion.

12. The airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly of claim 3 , wherein a pore is formed inside the main core by foaming injection.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Corp
• Kbi Dongkook Ind Co Ltd
• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• An Jae-Hyun
• Lee Min-Ha
• Yang Chang-Hoon
• Cho Young-Chan
• Kim Neung-Han
• Choi Dong-Hyuk
• Son Dong-Il
• Kang Chang-Woo
• Jeong In-Han

Classifications

• B29C44/1266

  the preformed part being completely encapsulated, e.g. for packaging purposes or as reinforcement · CPC title

• B29K2105/0845

  Woven fabrics · CPC title

• B29K2105/04

  cellular or porous · CPC title

• B29K2105/0038

  Plasticisers · CPC title

• B29K2105/20

  Inserts · CPC title