Daimler Chrysler Ag

Mercedes-benz Aktiengesellschaft

Bruno Möltgen

Konrad Eipper

Wolfgang Henseler

Manfred Muller

Rolf Schumacher

Thomas Fischer

Thomas Witkovsky

Stephan Schreiner

Zivojin Petkovic

Hans-Wilhelm Uphues

Robert Bjekovic

Markus Vennemann

Jörn Roth

A process for producing a component with an inner fabric includes layering at least two layers of fabric one on top of the other. A layer of plastic in powder form or sheet form is introduced between respective pairs of neighboring layers of fabric. The plastic has a melting point corresponding to at most the melting point and/or the decomposing temperature of the fabric layers. The fabric layers and plastic layer are heated and pressed at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, during which the plastic layer is at least partially melted. After reaching the desired final form, the partially-melted plastic is cooled, thereby bonding the fabric layers to one another. The cooled plastic is arranged between the layers of fabric and, in particular, at least partially between the fibers of the fabric layers.

Component with an inner fabric and process for producing same

Impact protection devices, arranged in steering wheels or dashboards of motor vehicles, for vehicle occupants are provided with covers which open in the event of an accident in order to release an inflating air bag of the protection device. The cover, which consists of at least one cover flap, is injection molded onto a carrier part by a tough elastic plastic. The plastic surround has along an edge, intended as pivot axis, of the cover flap a cross-sectional tapering which serves as a hinge. At the other edges, the plastic surround is constructed towards the corresponding edges of the carrier part as a groove which, in the event of pressure on the cover flap in the opening direction, easily releases the carrier part edge.

Cover for vehicle occupant impact protection device

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Bruno Möltgen