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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhito Uehara, Omiya, JP;
Kazuhiro Saito, Omiya, JP;
Assignee:
Kansei Corporation, Omiya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807283 ;
Abstract
In an instrument panel 21 of the invention, a foamed layer 23 and a skin 24 are laminated in this sequence on the surface of a resin-made core member 22 which is disposed in front of a main unit of an air bag apparatus, and a tearable portion 26 for inflating an air bag is formed by irradiation of a laser beam from the back face of the resin-made core member 22. The tearable portion 26 elongates from the core member 22 to a part of a back face side of the skin 24.