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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1999
Shigehiro Ueno, Kasugai, JP;
Akiyoshi Nagano, Ama-gun, JP;
Yuji Kuriyama, Seki, JP;
Kazumasa Suzuki, Ogaki, JP;
Hikaru Ando, Kasugai, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A car interior part, to which an air bag device can be assembled, includes an interior part main body portion and a cover portion for an air bag. In the periphery of the back surface of the cover portion, there is formed an angular shaped mounting wall which can be connected to the air bag device. The mold releasing direction of the interior part main body portion is set as a direction that crosses the developing direction of an air bag. At least one of front and rear mounting walls formed in the mounting wall is or are formed in the same direction as the mold releasing direction of the interior part main body portion. In the portion of the rear mounting wall that is situated upwardly of the mounting portion of the rear mounting wall, there is formed an integral hinge portion. The mounting portion of the rear mounting wall is fixed to the air bag device while it is folded at the integral hinge portion thereof.