Patent ID: 8789844

Claim:
A motor vehicle inflatable airbag arrangement comprising a flap covering an inflatable airbag module, this flap comprising a flap body to which a reinforcing plate is fixed and being articulated with respect to a fixed part so as to open upon inflation of the airbag, and comprising a linear tether comprising a central portion secured to the flap, and two lateral portions protruding from two opposite edges of the flap so as to be secured to a fixed part in order to limit the opening of the flap when the airbag inflates, the linear tether having its central portion fixed to the flap by being sandwiched between the flap body and the reinforcing plate fixed on the underside face of this flap body, characterized in that the flap comprises a reinforcing rod running alongside the outline of this flap at least in the regions in which the tether protrudes beyond the opposite edges of this flap, the tether being situated between the reinforcing rod and the flap body in the regions in which this tether protrudes beyond the opposite edges of this flap.