| 摘要 |
An airbag system is provided which has an instrument panel cover provided with a favorable appearance and enables to protect a passenger sitting on the front passenger seat at an instance of collision. To have such favorable appearance, the cover is combined by mold forming with a lid plate located opposite to an opening of an airbag case as a single unit. The lid plate is arranged having its outer edge decreased in the physical strength. While a main body of a lid plate reinforcement made of a metallic material is joined by thermal bonding to the back side of a region inside the outer edge of the lid plate, a hinge extending outward from the main body is fixedly joined by a bracket to the airbag case so that the hinge, when the airbag element accommodated in the airbag case inflates, can be bent upward to lift or open up the lid plate. Accordingly, the cover when broken out is prevented from generating sharp edges or scattering broken pieces. |
