Patent ID: 8316521

Claim:
A device for producing a break-scheduled line for a vehicle upholstery member having an air bag door equipped with a fabricated skin, comprising: a support base for substantially flatly mounting the fabricated skin thereon, the support base having a protrusion comprising at least one linear portion with one or more linear or curved portions arranged adjacent to either end of the at least one linear portion, the protrusion having a shape corresponding to a shape of a break-scheduled line which is formed in the skin arranged on an upper surface of the support base; a cutting blade comprising a cutter or a razor for forming the break-scheduled line in the skin mounted on the support base with its back surface convexed by the protrusion; a measuring means for measuring a depth of the break-scheduled line or a thickness of the remaining portion of the skin where the break-scheduled line is formed, with an incision of the break-scheduled line opened by bending the skin; and a state-detecting means for detecting a state of damage of the cutting blade; wherein an entire or partial upper surface of the protrusion has a flat portion wherein a width of the flat portion is a value within the range of 1 to 5 rnrn.