Patent ID: 7874577

Claim:
An automotive interior component, comprising: an interior component attached to a vehicle body panel at an interior side of a vehicle; an airbag installed in a gap between the vehicle body panel and the interior component; an expanding portion defined in a partial region of the interior component, the expanding portion turning in an expansion direction of the airbag to expose an opening; first locking means provided at a rim of the expanding portion, the rim being serving as an outer edge during turning of the expanding portion, the first locking means being made up of: a first locking piece provided at the expanding portion; and a first engagement portion provided at a fixed portion with which the rim of the expanding portion comes into contact, receiving the first locking piece to lock movement of the expanding portion in a turning direction; and second locking means provided at the rim of the expanding portion, the second locking means being made up of: a second locking piece provided at the expanding portion; and a second engagement portion provided at the fixed portion with which the rim of the expanding portion comes into contact, receiving the second locking piece to lock movement of the expanding portion in a turning radial direction.