Patent ID: 7422232

Claim:
An airbag assembly comprising; a trim panel having a tear seam forming at least one airbag door; a door chute assembly comprising a laterally extending flange connected to the trim panel proximate the airbag door, the door chute assembly including a chute depending from the flange away from the panel; a door panel assembly including at least one door panel disposed within the chute and connected to the airbag door, the door panel having a downwardly depending flange received within the chute; at least one of the chute and the flange having at least one projection that engagingly cooperates with the other of the chute and the flange to inhibit relative movement of the door chute assembly and the door panel assembly when they are being connected to the trim panel, the projection being separable from the other of the chute and the flange so as not to inhibit relative movement of the door chute assembly and the door panel assembly during airbag deployment; and an airbag assembly comprising an inflatable airbag mounted on the door chute.