Patent ID: 8505964

Claim:
An airbag cover for an airbag, the airbag disposed within a receiving space of an interior panelling of a vehicle, the airbag cover connected to a panelling part of the interior panelling, the cover comprising: a flap, said flap closed predetermined breaking regions or points and structured to open when the airbag is triggered; a carrier layer cooperating with said flap and with the panelling part; and a connecting element disposed between and connecting said flap to the panelling part, said connecting element having at least one hinge with at least two hinge axes structured to divert part of operating forces of the airbag, which act in an opening direction, into a force transverse to said opening direction at a start of an opening phase of the airbag, wherein said carrier layer has a free space proximate to said hinge, said free space being disposed, structured and dimensioned to define a strength of transverse forces exercised on said flap in response to triggering or the airbag, wherein said carrier layer is disposed alternately on different sides relative to a reinforcement plate disposed on the panelling part and relative to a reinforcement plate disposed on the flap for controlling a strength of transverse forces acting in an opening phase to tear at said predetermined breaking regions.