| 摘要 |
A container for a vehicle occupant restraint air bag including a back cover and a front cover (32) comprising walls (38, 40) and door panels (62, 64) connected to the walls by means of an open weave scrim strip (66). The front cover also includes an apertured reinforcing element (46) with slots defining upper and lower hinge lines. Edge regions (66a, 66b) of each scrim strip are joined to the walls (38, 40) and door panels (62, 64) respectively by moulded resinous plastics material. Each scrim strip also includes a hinge portion (66c, 66d). Impervious tape 74 is applied during moulding to the hinge portions (66c, 66d) which overlie each other and the edge region in order to selectively prevent the plastics material from impregnating at least part of the hinge portion (66a, 66d). The hinge effectively prevents separation of the door panels from the front cover (32) while allowing unimpeded inflation of the air bag. <IMAGE> |
