Patent ID: 6612608
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An instrument panel for a vehicle, comprising:a form-stable plastic carrier having a front side and a back side, a cover layer over the carrier and having a front side and a back side, an airbag module provided on the back side of said carrier, at least one rupturable flap part for the airbag of the airbag module, the rupturable flap part defined by separation lines, a hinge area in said carrier, and a reinforcement, wherein the reinforcement is comprised of at least one flexible layer (4) arranged on the back side of the carrier, wherein the flexible layer is provided with through-holes, wherein the carrier is moulded through the through holes of the flexible layer, and wherein the carrier material passes through the front of said flexible layer and covers over at least part of the back of the flexible layer (4) to form slight elevations (15); wherein the reinforcement extends over an airbag deployment channel (6), wherein the carrier (1) is provided with welding ribs (17), which are in turn provided with small ridges or elevations (19), and wherein said carrier is fused to said airbag deployment channel (6) at weld points.