Patent ID: 8651514
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A panel for use over a vehicle airbag, comprising: a substrate having an outer surface; a decorative layer disposed over the outer surface of the substrate, the decorative layer having an inner surface that faces toward the substrate; a tear seam formed in the inner surface of the decorative layer at a predetermined airbag deployment opening location; an intermediate layer between the substrate and the decorative layer; and tear seam tape located between the decorative layer and the intermediate layer and attached to the inner surface of the decorative layer with an adhesive material along at least a portion of the tear seam, the tear seam tape being configured to hold the decorative layer together at the tear seam during expansion and contraction of the decorative layer during exposure to different temperatures and to tear along with the tear seam during airbag deployment; wherein the tear seam tape is a non-film material, and the adhesive material penetrates through the thickness of the tear seam tape to the intermediate layer.