Patent ID: 9193325
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An active bolster for providing an interior trim surface of an automotive vehicle, comprising: a plastic-molded outer trim panel having a closed-loop bonding section on an inside surface; a plastic-molded expandable bladder member having a central attachment section configured to attach to a support structure of the vehicle, a bonding flange along an peripheral edge, and a baffle section between the central attachment section and the bonding flange, wherein the closed-loop bonding section and the bonding flange are configured to define a substantially closed toroidal region therebetween; an attachment body injection molded in-situ to substantially fill the toroidal region; and an inflator for coupling an inflation gas into a space between the trim panel and bladder member to expand the bladder member in response to a crash event of the vehicle.