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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chiharu Totani, Gifu, JP;
Shigehiro Ueno, Aichi, JP;
Tetsuya Fujii, Aichi, JP;
Kenichi Furuta, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807283 ; 280731 ; 280732 ; 2807431 ;
Abstract
The air bag cover has a skin layer on the surface side of the cover and a core on the back surface side of the cover. The cover is disposed so as to cover an air bag. The air bag cover has a breakable portion which is broken when the air bag expands. The breakable portion is formed by providing a continuous or intermittent concave portion on the back surface side of the air bag cover. A fragile layer lower in tensile strength than the skin layer is fused to the back surface side of the skin layer.