Patent ID: 6206410
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An assembly for housing an inflatable airbag, comprising:a trim cover for covering a component of a vehicle, said trim cover having a first trim section and a second trim section, said first trim section having an outer surface and an inner surface, said second trim section having an outer surface and an inner surface, said outer surface of said first trim section being secured to said outer surface of said second trim section thereby forming a plain seam, said plain seam defining a body portion and a margin portion of said first trim section, and said plain seam defining a body portion and a margin portion of said second trim section;an inflatable airbag; anda cavity liner for directing the force of said inflatable airbag in a direction toward said plain seam, said cavity liner having a first liner section and a second liner section, said first liner section being secured to said first trim section at said plain seam, said plain seam defining a body portion and a margin portion of said first liner section, said margin portion of said first trim section being secured to said margin portion of said first liner section at a first minor tack, said second liner section being secured to said second trim section at said plain seam, and said plain seam defining a body portion and a margin portion of said second liner section, said margin portion of said second trim section being secured to said margin portion of said second liner section at a second minor tack;wherein said margin portion of said first trim section is secured to said body portion of said first liner section between said first minor tack and said plain seam thereby forming a first margin seam without substantial penetration through said outer surface of said body portion of said first trim section, and wherein said margin portion of said second trim section is secured to said body portion of said second liner section between said second minor tack and said plain seam thereby forming a second margin seam without substantial penetration through said outer surface of said body portion of said second trim section.