Patent ID: 7237797
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A modular airbag door assembly for mounting to an instrument panel including a substrate, the modular door assembly comprising: an airbag chute having a front side and a rear side and defining an opening extending therethrough; a door panel pivotally mounted to said front side of said airbag chute and covering said opening; said airbag door assembly further including a plurality of studs extending from said rear side of said airbag chute, said studs adapted to allow said airbag door assembly to be mounted to the substrate with said rear side of said chute being positioned toward a front side of the substrate; and a seal extending around ends of both an outer periphery of said airbag chute and an outer periphery of said door panel to seal said outer periphery of said airbag chute and said outer periphery of said door panel and to secure said door panel in a closed position, wherein a portion of said seal is configured to be secured in position by being pinched between said rear side of said airbag chute and said front side of the substrate.