Patent ID: 7976057
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: B26D,B60R

Abstract:
1. A method of scoring an automotive Passenger Side Inflatable Restraint (PSIR) hidden door system for a vehicle having an instrument panel, the method comprising the steps of: providing a PSIR door system having a forward door formed from at least a portion of the instrument panel and a rearward door formed from at least a portion of the instrument panel, wherein the forward door is integrally joined to the rearward door via a common tear line, the forward and rearward doors being hingedly connected at first and second hinges, respectively, to a PSIR airbag chute; providing a scoring device to score the common tear line joining the forward and rearward doors; scoring the common tear line with the scoring device to form a region of reduced thickness having a substantially non-linear design with first and second linear ends; and welding the PSIR airbag chute.