Patent ID: 7552940
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An internal door cladding, comprising: a door rail having at least one airbag flap, the airbag flap having a first plane and a second plane wherein the first plane and the second plane are not coplanar; an airbag for head and/or shoulder side-collision protection in the event of a side collision and/or rollover located on the door rail of the internal door cladding; an airbag directional shoot including an outlet opening for deploying the airbag in a direction of a head and/or shoulder area; said airbag flap for closing the outlet opening; and a tear line in the decorative layer proximate to the airbag directional shoot that traverses a substantially “V”-shaped course along both the first plane and the second plane and includes a sharp inflection point or peak such that upon an unfolding force of the airbag against the airbag flap, a tear is initiated at the inflection point or peak and propagates along the tear line.