Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Porsche Ag

Horst Eichhorn

Franz-Rudolf Wierschem

Bernd Gayer

Leo Linder

Martin Hoffmann

Helge Schittenhelm

An interior covering part, particularly an instrument panel for motor vehicles, has a member which is covered by a foil and is constructed integrally with a flap covering an opening for passage of an air bag when the air bag is triggered. The flap is also covered by the foil and is marked by a weakening and/or perforation along its edge. On its side facing a vehicle occupant compartment, the interior covering part is provided with a laminated-on decorative layer which is slotted on the side situated opposite a hypothetical folding axis as well as in areas on both adjoining upright sides of the flap. The slotted areas of the decorative layer are covered by a fitted-on strip.

Interior covering part, particularly an instrument panel for motor vehicles

A steering column fastening for a motor vehicle includes a deformation element between a steering bracket retained at the body and a protective tubular steering member; the deformation element consists of an energy-absorbing plate connected with a bow-shaped bracket member of the protective tubular steering member which plate includes deformation sections which are arranged corresponding with longitudinal slots of the bow-shaped bracket member and in which are guided the displacement bolts extending through the deformation sections. The energy-absorbing plates are arranged between a lower support element of the bow-shaped bracket member and upper guide elements arranged parallel thereto. The upper guide elements are supported at the steering bracket of the body and include longitudinal slots which are arranged corresponding to further longitudinal slots of the lower support element. The guide elements extend over the entire length of the plate-side deformation sections and the latter are laterally delimited by longitudinal slots.

Steering column fastening arrangement for motor vehicles with a

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Horst Eichhorn