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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Marcus Lanzinger, Mettenheim, DE;
Bernd Sachtleben, Aschau, DE;
Henry Mueller, Landshut, DE;
Herbert Ziegler, Wildenberg, DE;
Thomas Winterhoff, Geisenhausen, DE;
Christian Schlemmer, Muenchnerau, DE;
Marcus Lanzinger, Mettenheim, DE;
Bernd Sachtleben, Aschau, DE;
Henry Mueller, Landshut, DE;
Herbert Ziegler, Wildenberg, DE;
Thomas Winterhoff, Geisenhausen, DE;
Christian Schlemmer, Muenchnerau, DE;
Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH, Vilsbiburg, DE;
Abstract
A flexible airbag flap of an airbag module, in particular for use in motor vehicles, where the airbag module is arranged on a frame, preferably a metal frame, connected with a decor carrier of an instrument panel, and attached to the decor carrier but not to a cross member supporting the instrument panel. The flexible airbag flap can essentially be supported by the airbag arranged in the airbag module. The decor carrier is designed as one piece with the flexible airbag flap and in the area of the flexible airbag flap has a reduced wall thickness. Also disclosed is a method for production of such a flexible airbag flap with the steps of arranging the frame and preferably an additional layer covering the frame in a forming tool, and connecting the frame with a material, preferably a foaming material, that forms the decor carrier and the flexible airbag flap.