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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kenneth Alan Shick, Marysville, OH (US);
Randy A. Staib, Worthington, OH (US);
James J. Yang, Powell, OH (US);
Tadashi Sato, Tochigi, JP;
Dwayne William Malone, Delaware, OH (US);
Tetsuji Fukushima, Nasukarasuyama, JP;
Cory J. Perriton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Timothy D. Boxell, Southfield, MI (US);
Todd S. Przybylo, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Michael J. Aittama, Fenton, MI (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
GRUPO ANTOLIN INGENIERIA, S.A., Burgos, ES;
Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to an assembly for housing and covering a vehicle airbag in an un-deployed state. The assembly can include a hollow housing that defines an interior that is configured to house the airbag in the un-deployed state. The housing can include a door having a linearly extending primary weakened portion spanning longitudinally opposing ends of the housing. The housing door can also include a pair of angled seams that each extend proximate the primary weakened portion to a location adjacent opposing corners of the door. The assembly can also include an intermediate layer disposed over and joined to the housing door, and an exterior layer disposed over and joined to the intermediate layer.