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

摘要

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.

主权项

1. An interior panel having an integrated airbag door for a motor vehicle, the interior panel comprising:
a substrate having an opening extending therethrough; an airbag chute-door assembly comprising:
a chute wall at least partially surrounding an interior space and configured to direct passage of an airbag through the interior space towards the opening during deployment;a door flap portion pivotally connected to the chute wall and at least partially covering the opening;a perimeter flange extending from the chute wall away from the interior space, the perimeter flange comprising one or more first weld features that attach the perimeter flange to the substrate, wherein the one or more first weld features are elongated extending in a first direction; and a perimeter flange section bracket disposed adjacent to a first side of the chute wall opposite the interior space, the perimeter flange section bracket comprising one or more second weld features that attach the airbag chute-door assembly to the substrate, wherein the one or more second weld features are elongated extending in a second direction that is generally transverse to the first direction.