US5961142A
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Instrument panel with air bag door
Assignee: Inoac Corp
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Filing: 1997-08-25
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2017-08-25
Abstract
Abstract An instrument panel has an air bag door to be bent and opened toward a windshield. The air bag door has a door core. An edge of the door core on the windshield side and an edge of a frame arranged on the edge of the door core on the windshield side are fixed to the windshield-side peripheral edge of an air bag opening of an instrument panel core. The door core and frame are provided with extensions on the windshield side. Each of the extensions has a rigidity-lowering opening, and an end of each extension on the windshield side has a fixing part to be fixed to the instrument panel core.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuo Shiraki
- 👤 Takashi Kitano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 03:26
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/215; B60R21/2165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A vehicle instrument panel having an air bag door to be bent and opened toward a windshield on impact and shock on said vehicle by a collision, said air bag door having a door core and a frame arranged on said door core, edges of said door core and frame on a windshield side of said door core being fixed to a windshield-side peripheral edge of an air bag opening on said instrument panel core, in which: said door core and frame are each provided on said windshield side of said door core, with an extension extending toward said windshield, said extension on each of said door core and said frame each having at least one rigidity-lowering opening, and an edge on the windshield side of each of said extensions having a fixing part fixed to said instrument panel core.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A vehicle instrument panel having an air bag door to be bent and opened toward a windshield on impact and shock on said vehicle by a collision, said air bag door having a door core and a frame arranged on said door core, edges of said door core and frame on a windshield side of said door core being fixed to a windshield-side peripheral edge of an air bag opening on said instrument panel core, in which: said door core and frame are each provided on said windshield side of said door core, with an extension extending toward said windshield, said extension on each of said door core and said frame each having at least one rigidity-lowering opening, and an edge on the windshield side of each of said extensions having a fixing part fixed to said instrument panel core.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The instrument panel of claim 1, wherein said rigidity-lowering opening of said door core is divided by joint means into a plurality of rigidity-lowering openings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
138 words
A vehicle instrument panel having an air bag door to be bent and opened toward a windshield on impact and shock on said vehicle by a collision, said air bag door having a door core and a frame arranged on the door core, edges of said door core and frame on a windshield side of said door core being fixed to a windshield-side peripheral edge of an air bag opening on said instrument panel core, in which: said frame has a center opening and said door core covers said center opening of said frame, said frame and said door core being fixed at fixing parts along a car width direction of said windshield, and a second opening of said frame and an opening of said door core are provided between said fixing parts and said air bag opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
138 words
A vehicle instrument panel having an air bag door to be bent and opened toward a windshield on impact and shock on said vehicle by a collision, said air bag door having a door core and a frame arranged on the door core, edges of said door core and frame on a windshield side of said door core being fixed to a windshield-side peripheral edge of an air bag opening on said instrument panel core, in which: said frame has a center opening and said door core covers said center opening of said frame, said frame and said door core being fixed at fixing parts along a car width direction of said windshield, and a second opening of said frame and an opening of said door core are provided between said fixing parts and said air bag opening.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-10-04 | 2003-04-05 | 2003-10-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-10-04 | 2007-04-05 | 2007-10-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-10-04 | 2011-04-05 | 2011-10-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |