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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1994
Kazuhiko Yamakawa, Shiga, JP;
Motonobu Kitagawa, Shiga, JP;
Masato Kuretake, Shiga, JP;
Yoshimi Okamoto, Shiga, JP;
Sawayo Uda, Shiga, JP;
Takayasu Zushi, Shiga, JP;
Takata Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A modular cover for an air bag system is formed of a rigid inner layer, a soft outer layer, and a tear line along which the modular cover is torn. The tear line includes a raised portion extending from the inner layer into the outer layer, and a recessed portion formed in the inner surface of the modular cover. The modular cover includes projecitons projecting from the inner layer into the outer layer and located adjacent to the tear line so as to prevent the outer layer from suffering from depressions. The projections are formed in a shape such that the their width decreases from an upstream side to a downstream side along a flow direction of the resin when the outer layer is molded.