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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
May. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthias Berg, Kempen, DE;
Hartmut Harnisch, Grefrath, DE;
Steven Madge, Krefeld, DE;
Werner Reinhardt, Russelsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Deutsche Fibrit Gesellschaft Ebers & Dr. Muller mbH, Grefrath, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; B60R / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807283 ; 280732 ; 180 90 ;
Abstract
A motor vehicle dashboard has a cutaway portion on the passenger's side, into which a hinged flap is inserted. Connected to the underside of the dashboard is a reinforcing half-shell with a discharge channel for an air bag. The characterizing feature of the invention is that the discharge channel forms an integral structural component with the reinforcing half-shell.