| US 7,384,063 B2 | ||
| Motor vehicle door trim and method for the manufacture thereof | ||
| Christoph Riester, Oberding/Aufkirchen (Germany); Michael Dax, Altfraunhofen (Germany); Friedrich Graf, Eggenfelden (Germany); Lutz Lehman, Ergolding (Germany); Georg Sigl, Arnstorf (Germany); Marc Sieber, Landshut (Germany); and Thomas Sperl, Landau/Isar (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH, Vilsbiburg (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 03, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/368,023. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2005 010 025 (DE), filed on Mar. 04, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0208468 A1, Sep. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 21/21 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 280—730.2 [280/728.2] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A vehicle door trim for a motor vehicle with a head impact protection device for a vehicle occupant, the door trim comprising:
(a) a curb carrier of the vehicle door trim, the curb carrier having a cutout situated in a curb area close to a side window
of the vehicle door in the installed position of the vehicle door trim;
(b) a head impact protection device disnosed in the cutout of the curb carrier, the head impact protection device comprising:
(i) an airbag carrier joined to the curb carrier in an airtight manner, the airbag carrier having a rim edee;
(ii) a layer of airbag fabric having an edge area, the edge area of the airbag fabric fixed to the rim edge of the airbag
carrier in an airtight manner; and
(iii) a gas generator permanently attached to the airbag carrier;
(c) a foam layer disposed over the curb carrier and, in the area of the cutout, over the airbag carrier; and
(d) a decorative layer disposed on the side of the foam layer facing away from the curb carrier; whereby
(e) the foam layer is sufficiently elastic that it lifts from the airbag carrier on actuation of the head impact protection
device.
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