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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2003
Chiharu Totani, Gifu, JP;
Shigehiro Ueno, Aichi, JP;
Hisao Hanabusa, Aichi, JP;
Akiyoshi Nagano, Aichi, JP;
Tetsuya Fujii, Aichi, JP;
Katsuhiro Katagiri, Gifu, JP;
Kenichi Furuta, Gifu, JP;
Katsuhiro Okumura, Aichi, JP;
Noriyuki Horiuchi, Aichi, JP;
Muneharu Sasajima, Aichi, JP;
Yukihiko Horiba, Aichi, JP;
Chiharu Totani, Gifu, JP;
Shigehiro Ueno, Aichi, JP;
Hisao Hanabusa, Aichi, JP;
Akiyoshi Nagano, Aichi, JP;
Tetsuya Fujii, Aichi, JP;
Katsuhiro Katagiri, Gifu, JP;
Kenichi Furuta, Gifu, JP;
Katsuhiro Okumura, Aichi, JP;
Noriyuki Horiuchi, Aichi, JP;
Muneharu Sasajima, Aichi, JP;
Yukihiko Horiba, Aichi, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An interior finish member having a door for an air bag includes a main body and a cover. The main body surrounds the periphery of the cover, and the main body and the cover form a continuous surface. The cover covers a folded air bag. The cover includes: a door, which covers the folded air bag. A breakable portion is defined by a recessed periphery of the door and is relatively thin. A hinge connects the door with the main body and provides a pivot around which the door pivots under a force of an expanding air bag. The main body is made of thermoplastic resin, and the cover is made of thermoplastic elastomer. The main body and the cover portion can be integrally formed.