Patent ID: 9022419
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A safety device for a vehicle, adapted to be arranged facing an airbag, comprising: a chute channel delimiting a recess adapted to receive the airbag, the chute channel further delimiting an opening for deployment of the airbag, the chute channel being formed by a reinforcing member suitable for attachment to an element of the vehicle interior trim, said reinforcing member comprising a first reinforcing portion and a second reinforcing portion, a first flap at least partially covering the opening, a first net, the first flap and the first reinforcing portion being overmolded onto the first net, and said first net defining a first intermediate net portion between the first flap and the first reinforcing portion, the first intermediate portion functioning as a hinge allowing movement of the first flap relative to the first reinforcing portion so as to release the airbag when an impact occurs, wherein said second reinforcing portion is also overmolded onto the first net, and said first net defines a second intermediate portion between the first reinforcing portion and the second reinforcing portion, functioning as a hinge allowing the first reinforcing portion to pivot relative to the second reinforcing portion so as to fold the first reinforcing portion over the second reinforcing portion in order to form a side wall of the chute channel.