Interior panels having integrated airbag doors for motor vehicles and methods for making the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9010800
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14289004

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Interior panels having integrated airbag doors for motor vehicles and methods for making such interior panels are provided herein. In one example, a method of making an interior panel comprises the steps of welding one or more first weld features of a perimeter flange of an airbag chute-door assembly to a substrate to attach the perimeter flange to the substrate. The one or more first weld features are elongated extending in a first direction. One or more second weld features of a perimeter flange section bracket are welded to the substrate to attach the airbag chute-door assembly to the substrate. The one or more second weld features are elongated extending in a second direction that is generally transverse to the first direction.

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  • FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hunter, Kenneth William Washington, US 1 6

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