Patent ID: 7862071

Claim:
An automotive interior trim for an instrument panel being mounted on an airbag deployment opening of an airbag module, comprising: an instrument panel having a framework defining an airbag deployment opening; an airbag cover disposed over said airbag deployment opening and engaging said framework and wherein said airbag cover defines an edge where said airbag cover engages said framework; an airbag deployment opening edge region extending outwardly of said edge of said airbag cover and over said framework; a surface layer for defining an outer surface of said instrument panel and being spaced from said framework of said instrument panel and said airbag cover to define a gap therebetween; a foaming interlayer of a foam material disposed in said gap for filling said gap; and a mesh additional layer disposed in said airbag deployment edge region and fixed to said framework in said airbag deployment opening edge region and being a sheet material having a plurality of wires meshed together and arranged to define a space having a diameter between each of adjacent ones of said plurality of wires for permeation of said foam material into said mesh additional layer to integrally combine said mesh additional layer with said foaming interlayer; wherein said airbag cover separates from said framework at said edge and said foam interlayer is fixed in said mesh additional layer for avoiding crumb and hard particle production from the foam interlayer when the airbag is deployed and said airbag cover separates from said framework.