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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Lutze, Jena, DE;
Ulrich Schuster, Jena, DE;
Frank Schmieder, Bürgel, DE;
Dieter Franz, Jena, DE;
Rainer Schulze, Jena, DE;
Assignee:
Jenoptik Aktiengesellschaft, Jena, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ;
Abstract
An airbag cover in a dashboard, a steering wheel hub cover, or door panel with at least one predetermined breaking line whose shape is substantially determined by a line-shaped weakened portion. The line-shaped weakened portion is a perforation line extending until approximately below the surface visible to the vehicle passengers. This perforation line is advantageously a curve alternating around the predetermined breaking line and is at least similar in shape to the structure of the visible surface.