Patent ID: 7384063

Claim:
A vehicle door trim for a motor vehicle with a head impact protection device for a vehicle occupant, the door trim comprising: (a) a curb carrier of the vehicle door trim, the curb carrier having a cutout situated in a curb area close to a side window of the vehicle door in the installed position of the vehicle door trim; (b) a head impact protection device disnosed in the cutout of the curb carrier, the head impact protection device comprising: (i) an airbag carrier joined to the curb carrier in an airtight manner, the airbag carrier having a rim edee; (ii) a layer of airbag fabric having an edge area, the edge area of the airbag fabric fixed to the rim edge of the airbag carrier in an airtight manner; and (iii) a gas generator permanently attached to the airbag carrier; (c) a foam layer disposed over the curb carrier and, in the area of the cutout, over the airbag carrier; and (d) a decorative layer disposed on the side of the foam layer facing away from the curb carrier; whereby (e) the foam layer is sufficiently elastic that it lifts from the airbag carrier on actuation of the head impact protection device.