Foam-in-place interior panels having integrated airbag doors including substrates with airbag chute-door assemblies for motor vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9102298-B2
Application number	US-201314108700-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	Aug 2, 2013
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

Interior panels having integrated airbag doors for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, an interior panel comprises a substrate having outer and inner surfaces and an opening extending therethrough. An airbag chute-door assembly is mounted to the substrate and comprises a chute wall that at least partially surrounds an interior space. The chute wall is configured for stowing an airbag module. The chute wall defines an expansion feature that facilitates moving sections of the chute wall for assembling the airbag module to the chute wall. A door flap portion is pivotally connected to the chute wall and at least partially covers the opening. A perimeter flange extends from the chute wall and has a flange section that overlies the outer surface of the substrate. A skin covering extends over the substrate and a foam is disposed between the skin covering and the substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interior panel having an integrated airbag door for a motor vehicle, the interior panel comprising:
a substrate having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an opening extending therethrough;
an airbag chute-door assembly mounted to the substrate, wherein the airbag chute-door assembly comprises:
a chute wall at least partially surrounding an interior space and configured for stowing an airbag module that contains an airbag and to direct passage of t…

Assignees

• Faurecia Interior Systems Inc

Inventors

• Roy Wes
• Steele James
• Kalisz Raymond E
• Beam Scott
• Bender Adrien

Classifications

• B60R21/205

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60R21/215 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic