Component for vehicle interior

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12545208-B2
Application number	US-202519044026-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2025
Priority date	Aug 4, 2022
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

A component for a vehicle interior configured to facilitate deployment of an airbag is disclosed. The component may comprise a composite structure comprising an injection molded structure/framework with a mesh insert/fabric within a panel and a door panel. The structure may comprise a feature configured to retain the mesh insert. The feature may comprise a set of ribs formed into the mesh insert. A resin feature may comprise a reinforcing rib adjacent to the recess to facilitate binding between the mesh fabric and the door panel. The door panel may comprise a recess provided between the hinge area and the feature to facilitate bonding of the mesh insert. The feature may comprise a rib formed into the mesh insert at the recess. The mesh may comprise a set of rings configured to facilitate absorption of energy during deployment of the airbag.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A component for a vehicle interior configured to facilitate deployment of an airbag through an opening comprising:
a composite structure comprising a base panel and a door panel and a mesh; wherein the composite structure is configured to provide a hinge area between the base panel and the door panel; wherein the composite structure is configured to facilitate deployment of the airbag to form the opening at the door panel; wherein the composite structure comprises an injection molded structure comprising the base panel and the door panel; wherein the mesh comprises a mesh insert provided in the injection molded structure; wherein the composite structure comprises a feature configured to retain the mesh insert within the composite structure; wherein the feature comprises a set of ribs formed into the mesh insert; wherein the mesh comprises a set of rings at the base panel configured to facilitate absorption of energy during deployment of the airbag.

2 . The component of claim 1 wherein the mesh comprises a mesh insert within the base panel and the door panel.

3 . The component of claim 1 wherein the mesh insert comprises a mesh fabric.

4 . The component of claim 1 wherein the injection molded structure comprises a framework.

5 . The component of claim 1 wherein the hinge area comprises the mesh insert.

6 . The component of claim 1 wherein the feature comprises a rib.

7 . The component of claim 6 wherein the rib comprises a set of ribs and/or a formed rib and/or a set of formed ribs.

8 . The component of claim 1 wherein the mesh insert comprises a mesh fabric; wherein the feature comprises a resin feature formed through the mesh fabric during injection molding of the composite structure; wherein the resin feature comprises a reinforcing rib at an outer surface of the mesh fabric adjacent to a recess to facilitate binding between the mesh fabric and the door panel.

9 . The component of claim 1 wherein the door panel comprises a recess provided between the hinge area and the feature to facilitate bonding of the mesh insert at the recess.

10 . The component of claim 9 wherein the feature comprises at least one rib formed into the mesh insert at the recess.

11 . The component of claim 9 wherein the recess is configured to extend parallel to the hinge area and/or the recess comprises a wave-shaped recess.

12 . The component of claim 1 wherein the set of rings at the base panel configured to facilitate absorption of energy during deployment of the airbag comprises a first lifting ring and a second lifting ring.

13 . The component of claim 1 wherein the set of rings comprises a set of threaded rings in series.

14 . The component of claim 1 wherein the mesh insert comprises a mesh fabric comprising a first region adjacent to the hinge area and a second region located apart from the hinge area; wherein the mesh fabric at the first region comprises a first weft density and the mesh fabric at the second region comprises a second weft density; wherein the first weft density is less than the second weft density.

15 . The component of claim 1 wherein the mesh insert comprises a mesh fabric; wherein the composite structure comprises a resin feature formed through the mesh fabric during injection molding of resin to form the injection molded structure of the composite structure; wherein the resin feature comprises a reinforcing rib at an outer surface of the mesh fabric adjacent to a recess to facilitate bonding between the mesh fabric and the door panel.

16 . The component of claim 15 wherein the mesh fabric is provided within the base panel; wherein the base panel comprises a set of features to facilitate bonding between the mesh fabric and the base panel.

17 . A component for a vehicle interior configured to facilitate deployment of an airbag through an opening comprising:
a composite structure comprising a base panel and a door panel and a mesh; wherein the composite structure is configured to provide a hinge area between the base panel and the door panel; wherein the composite structure is configured to facilitate deployment of the airbag to form the opening at the door panel; wherein the composite structure comprises an injection molded structure comprising the base panel and the door panel; wherein the mesh comprises a mesh insert provided in the injection molded structure; wherein the mesh insert comprises a mesh fabric comprising a first region adjacent to the hinge area and a second region located apart from the hinge area; wherein the mesh fabric at the first region comprises a first density and the mesh fabric at the second region comprises a second density; wherein the first density at the first region of the mesh fabric is less than the second density at the second region of the mesh fabric.

18 . The component of claim 17 wherein the composite structure comprises a feature configured to retain the mesh insert within the composite structure.

19 . The component of claim 18 wherein the feature comprises a set of ribs formed into the mesh insert.

20 . The component of claim 17 wherein the mesh comprises a set of rings at the base panel configured to facilitate absorption of energy during deployment of the airbag.

Assignees

• Shanghai yanfeng jinqiao automotive trim systems co ltd

Inventors

• Zeng Tairen
• Chen Yuhua
• Bu Haitao

Classifications

• B60R2021/21537

  characterised by hinges · CPC title

• B60R2021/2163

  with energy absorbing or elastic means · CPC title

• B60R21/215 Primary

  characterised by the covers for the inflatable member {(B60R21/2176 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60R21/206

  in the lower part of dashboards, e.g. for protecting the knees · CPC title

• B60R21/205 Primary

  in dashboards · CPC title