Patent ID: 7989052

Claim:
An airbag cover, comprising: a decor layer having a decor side forming an observation area, which borders the space in which the airbag is deployed, and an airbag side opposite the decor side, the decor layer having a weakening in the region of a tear line for unfolding the airbag, which extends from the airbag side of the decor layer such that the decor layer on the decor side is substantially intact; at least one second layer arranged on the airbag side of the decor layer and having a weakened region along the tear line; an intermediate layer arranged between the decor layer and the second layer, which is substantially intact in the region of the weakening of the decor layer and the weakened region of the second layer, and which has substantially no weakening in the region of the tear line, and a carrier layer which carries the decor layer, the second layer and the intermediate layer, wherein the carrier layer is adapted to reinforce the airbag cover, wherein the intermediate layer consists essentially of a textile, a cardboard, or a paper, wherein the intermediate layer is configured to take up forces in the plane or parallel to the plane of the decor layer, wherein the intermediate layer is in contact with and connected to the decor layer bridging the weakening of the decor layer in a direction perpendicular to the weakening, parallel to the plane of the decor layer, such that the intermediate layer is resistant to tensile forces in the decor layer at least in the region of the weakening of the decor layer, and the intermediate layer tearing under a force substantially perpendicular to the plane of the decor layer, and wherein the intermediate layer holds together the weakening of the decor layer against tensile forces in the decor layer.