Molded-in-Color PP Instrument Panel with Seamless Passenger Airbag

2002-01-0311

03/04/2002

Event
SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Traditionally, the passenger airbag door for an instrument panel (I/P) is a separate component assembled to the substrate, where the panel has an opening for the airbag module. The airbag door (usually made of TPE material) arrives to the assembly line from the airbag module supplier to be installed to the I/P. The grain and gloss between the door cover and the I/P class “A” surface must match closely.
This paper describes the implementation of the passenger airbag door as an integral part of the instrument panel. This approach provides superior craftsmanship to the vehicle interior system. The I/P area that contains the seamless passenger airbag is weakened from the B-surface.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0311
Pages
6
Citation
Trevino, L., Sun, E., Cardenas, A., and Patel, D., "Molded-in-Color PP Instrument Panel with Seamless Passenger Airbag," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0311, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0311.
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Publisher
Published
Mar 4, 2002
Product Code
2002-01-0311
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English