Patent ID: 9694780
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. An airbag cover comprising: a sidewall configured to couple the airbag cover with a housing of an airbag assembly; a panel adjoined to the sidewall at a hinge, the panel being configured to cover at least a portion of an opening defined by the housing through which an airbag positioned in the housing is deployable when the airbag cover is coupled to the housing; one or more tear seams that are breakable by the airbag as the airbag is deployed to form at least a portion of the panel into a door that rotates about the hinge to permit egress of the airbag; and a stress-relief region in the sidewall that is laterally adjacent to the hinge, the stress-relief region being configured to flex as the door rotates about the hinge to inhibit the door from separating from the sidewall during deployment of the airbag, wherein the stress-relief region comprises a plurality of weakened features disposed in the sidewall, each of the plurality of weakened features comprising: