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Non-visible tear seams for airbag coverings
US9358697B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9358697-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214365672-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 15, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2016 |
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A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative covering with a non-visible tear seam that forms a deployment opening through the covering during airbag deployment. The tear seam is formed by mechanical piercing of a skin layer of the covering from the decorative side. The skin layer is formed from a self-healing material, allowing a piercing tool to form microholes that are smaller than the effective piercing diameter of the tool without the need for subsequent processes intended to otherwise hide the formed tear seam. Tear seams formed in this manner can offer larger processing windows, lower manufacturing and equipment cost, and/or shorter cycle times when compared to other methods such as laser scoring. Tear seam function may also be improved and/or more predictable.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of making a vehicle interior panel having a non-visible airbag tear seam, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a decorative covering having a self-healing skin layer; (b) disposing the covering over a substrate to at least partly form the panel, the substrate having a pre-determined airbag deployment opening location; and (c) mechanically piercing the self-healing skin layer using a piercing tool to form microholes at a plurality of spac…
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- What does patent US9358697B2 cover?
- A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative covering with a non-visible tear seam that forms a deployment opening through the covering during airbag deployment. The tear seam is formed by mechanical piercing of a skin layer of the covering from the decorative side. The skin layer is formed from a self-healing material, allowing a piercing tool to form microholes that are smaller than the eff…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Faurecia Interior Systems Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B26F1/24. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 07 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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