Patent ID: 8177255
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A device for securing a closing flap ( 20 ) of an airbag housing ( 4 ) comprising a flexible net ( 26 ), a first end portion ( 28 ) of which is overmolded by said flap ( 20 ) and a second portion ( 30 ) is overmolded by a support element ( 24 ), the central portion extending between said first and second portions ( 28 , 30 ) forming a flexible hinge ( 22 ) for articulating the flap ( 20 ) relative to the support element ( 24 ), characterized in that the second portion ( 30 ) comprises an end part ( 32 ) protruding from the support element ( 24 ) on the opposite side to the hinge-forming portion ( 22 ), said end part ( 32 ) comprising a stop element, such that, when the airbag is deployed, the stop element prevents the second portion ( 32 ) from being pulled out of the support element ( 24 ).