AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DOOR WITH SNAP FIT

摘要

An apparatus for an air bag safety restraint system comprising a deployment door (70) received in a chute (30) adapted to fit within an opening in a component (20) of a vehicle. The chute (30) includes a first side (32a) and second side (32d). The second side (32d) includes a wall portion and a snap-fit mechanism (125). The deployment door (70) comprising: a substrate (70) including a cover member (74), a hinge member (78) formed along one side of the cover member (74), a flange (124) extending from the cover member (74) from a second side thereof and a tear seam (122) between the second side and the flange. The tear seam (122) being stressed and broken upon inflation of the air bag (69) permitting the cover member (74) to rotate about the hinge member permitting the air bag (69) to deploy, the flange (124) including receptacles for engaging the snap-fit mechanism (125).