US5698283A
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Air bag cover and manufacturing method for same
Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-06-20
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Granted: 1997-12-16
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Expires: 2016-06-20
Abstract
Abstract An air bag cover and manufacturing method thereof wherein the air bag cover comprises a core member which can be formed by injection molding, and a decorative sheet disposed on the surface of the core member. The decorative sheet includes at least two layers, an outer layer and a barrier layer disposed on a back side of the outer layer to protect the outer layer when the core member is injection molded. The core member is made of thermoplastic elastomer which can be thermally fused to the barrier layer. A breakable portion is provided in the barrier layer and core member.
Inventors
- 👤 Chiho Yamasaki
- 👤 Chiharu Totani
- 👤 Shigehiro Ueno
- 👤 Hisao Hanabusa
- 👤 Akiyoshi Nagano
- 👤 Tetsuya Fujii
- 👤 Katsuhiro Katagiri
- 👤 Kenichi Furuta
- 👤 Yoshio Yamazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/215; B60R21/2165; B29; B29C; B29C51/00; B29C51/14; B29C59/00; B29C59/007; B29C2791/00; B29C2791/001; B29C2791/004; B29C2791/006; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/0054; B29C45/00; B29C51/10; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/30; B29L2031/3005; B29L2031/3008; B29L2031/3038; B29L2031/712; B29L2031/7128; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/15; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/24983
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An air bag cover for covering an air bag comprising: a decorative sheet having a barrier layer and an outer layer disposed on the barrier layer; and a core member thermally fused to the barrier layer of the decorative sheet, wherein the core member and the barrier layer define a recess, the recess providing a breakable portion capable of breaking upon an expansion of the air bag, and wherein the barrier layer is higher in tensile strength than the outer layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An air bag cover for covering an air bag comprising: a decorative sheet having a barrier layer and an outer layer disposed on the barrier layer; and a core member thermally fused to the barrier layer of the decorative sheet, wherein the core member and the barrier layer define a recess, the recess providing a breakable portion capable of breaking upon an expansion of the air bag, and wherein the barrier layer is higher in tensile strength than the outer layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An air bag cover according to claim 1, wherein the barrier layer is made of thermoplastic elastomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An air bag cover according to claim 2, wherein the barrier layer is made of one of olefin thermoplastic elastomer and styrene thermoplastic elastomer and the core member is made of one of olefin thermoplastic elastomer, styrene thermoplastic elastomer and polypropylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An air bag cover according to claim 3, wherein the outer layer is made of one of olefin thermoplastic elastomer and styrene thermoplastic elastomer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
An air bag cover according to claim 2, wherein an extended portion is formed in the circumference of said core member, said extended portion comprises hard synthetic resin which have larger hardness than that of said core member in the air bag cover, and said decorative sheet is extended and disposed on said extended portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An air bag cover according to claim 2, wherein a second recess is formed in the outer layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
An air bag cover according to claim 6, wherein the decorative sheet further comprises a foaming layer interposed between the outer layer and the barrier layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
An air bag cover according to claim 7, wherein the second recess is defined by a curved portion having a substantially V-shaped section extended into the foaming layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An air bag cover according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of pin holes or slits penetrate the outer layer in a portion of the outer layer opposite to the recess.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
An air bag cover according to claim 9, wherein the decorative sheet further comprises a foaming layer interposed between the outer layer and the barrier layer, and wherein the plurality of pin holes or slits penetrate the foaming layer, and the recess extends into the foaming layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
An air bag cover according to claim 2, wherein the decorative sheet further comprises a foaming layer interposed between the outer layer and the barrier layer, and wherein the recess is formed by pushing a fixed portion of the core member into the barrier layer, compressing the barrier layer and fixing the barrier layer to the outer layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
An air bag cover according to claim 1, wherein the recess is formed continuously along a portion of the core member to be broken by the expansion of the air bag.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An air bag cover according to claim 1, wherein the recess is formed intermittently along a portion of the core member to be broken by the expansion of the air bag.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-12-15 | 2005-06-16 | 2005-12-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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