Peguform Gmbh

Motherson Innovations Company Limited

Smrc Automotive Holdings Netherlands B.v.

Smp Deutschland Gmbh

Pierre Pignard

Marc Saelen

Eric Nogaret

Yann Buchet

Uwe Luesebrink

Thomas Wüstefeld

Ralf-Christian Bittner

Jean-Yves Coustenoble

The object of the present invention is an internal panel component for motor vehicles comprising an integrated air bag cover () and a method and device for the manufacture thereof. The internal panel component is characterized in that the area of the air bag cover) the decorative layer () is adapted as a multifunctional layer that enclosed the air bag cover () on both sides. The manufacture of the internal panel component according to the invention is done in an at least two-stage molding tool comprising a slide () integrated into the molding tool core () in the area of the air bag cover (), said slide being shifted for expanding the cavity () provided in the area of the air bag cover () for the formation of a decorative layer (), said cavity being expandable up to the back side of the support () of the air bag cover ().

Interior panel component with integrated airbag cover

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Jebsheim, France

Pierre Pignard