Patent ID: 8469391

Claim:
An air bag covering for an air bag of a vehicle disposed inside a receptacle in an interior paneling comprising: an opening flap which is connected with the interior paneling via predetermined breaking points when the air bag covering is in a closed state; a hinge plate which includes a base element, is connected via a hinge plate, across an entire flat surface with the opening flap; a deployment channel constructed as a frame part for the hinge plate, said frame part is connected with the hinge plate and together with the hinge plate forms a combination component, wherein the hinge plate has an expansion fold adjacent the base element and parallel to a hinge axis, wherein the hinge plate is displaceable toward a vehicle interior upon opening the air bag covering such that when the opening flap is opened, the hinge plate is moved linearly upwards along a vertical axis whereby the entire hinge axis is also moved upward and to thereby extend the expansion fold, wherein in the area of the expansion fold a damping element is provided for damping the movement of the hinge plate in a direction toward the vehicle interior, wherein the damping element is a cord.