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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2003
Mutsuo Fujii, Hiroshima, JP;
Tomonori Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Mamoru Maruyama, Hiroshima, JP;
Nishikawa Kasei Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An inventive vehicle air bag door includes a back-up memberprovided on the bottom side of a panel main bodyThe back-up memberincludes a back-up sectiona plate sectionand a hinge sectionwhich are integrally formed. The hinge section includes: a first curved portionwhose midsection is curved so as to protrude toward a door sectionand a second curved portionwhose midsection is curved so as to protrude away from the door section 17. When the door sectionis opened, the first and second curved portionsandare each extended and then the plate sectionis pivoted around its junction with the second curved portion