An all thermoplastic olefin (TPO) airbag system for an automotive vehicle including a TPO airbag module housing coupled with a TPO airbag cover or chute, the system being particularly suitable as a front airbag system, and method of making the same. The airbag module housing may couple with the chute through a plurality of projections and windows, or through bolts.

A passenger airbag (12) of a vehicle occupant restraint system (10) is assembled from a first cut piece and a second cut piece, the first cut piece being U-shaped and including a transverse leg, with two longitudinal legs projecting from the opposite ends of the transverse leg. At an inner face (56) of the transverse leg located between the longitudinal legs, a U-shaped inner fabric portion is disposed which is provided to line a module housing and which forms an inflation orifice. The second cut piece has an elongate shape and is connected, at a short lateral edge, to the inner fabric portion to circumferentially close the latter and the inflation orifice. The dimensions of the inner fabric portion are adjusted to a depth (t) of the module housing (18) such that, in the filled state of the passenger airbag (12), the inner face (56) of the first cut piece is positioned at an upper edge (80) of the module housing (18).

A passenger airbag (12) of a vehicle occupant restraint system (10) is assembled from a first cut piece and a second cut piece, the first cut piece being U-shaped and including a transverse leg, with two longitudinal legs projecting from the opposite ends of the transverse leg. At an inner face (56) of the transverse leg located between the longitudinal legs, a U-shaped inner fabric portion is disposed which is provided to line a module housing and which forms an inflation orifice. The second cut piece has an elongate shape and is connected, at a short lateral edge, to the inner fabric portion to circumferentially close the latter and the inflation orifice. The dimensions of the inner fabric portion are adjusted to a depth (t) of the module housing (18) such that, in the filled state of the passenger airbag (12), the inner face (56) of the first cut piece is positioned at an upper edge (80) of the module housing (18).

Conventional tear inducing ribs are replaced with pockets so that a contact area is increased so as to stably induce a tear of a scoring line. According to the present invention, a tear inducing apparatus for a passenger airbag (PAB) door includes a scoring line disposed on the PAB door and configured to be opened when an airbag cushion deploys, and a plurality of tear inducing pockets disposed on both sides of the scoring line to face each other and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the scoring line. Each of the plurality of pockets includes an empty inner space and a ridge including a flat portion positioned toward the airbag cushion.

The present disclosure relates to a crash pad for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof. In an embodiment, the crash pad for a vehicle includes: a skin layer configured to form an outer surface of a crash pad including an airbag module; a core layer formed on a lower surface of the skin layer; and a foam layer formed between the core layer and the skin layer, wherein the skin layer has a tensile strength of 15 to 120 kgf/cm.sup.2 and an elongation at break of 50 to 700% measured in accordance with JIS K6301 standard, and a bonding strength of 0.25 kgf/cm or more as measured in accordance with ISO 813 standard.

The present disclosure relates to a crash pad for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof. In an embodiment, the crash pad for a vehicle includes: a skin layer configured to form an outer surface of a crash pad including an airbag module; a core layer formed on a lower surface of the skin layer; and a foam layer formed between the core layer and the skin layer, wherein the skin layer has a tensile strength of 15 to 120 kgf/cm.sup.2 and an elongation at break of 50 to 700% measured in accordance with JIS K6301 standard, and a bonding strength of 0.25 kgf/cm or more as measured in accordance with ISO 813 standard.

A breakable portion breaks, as a break start point portion, a portion in a vicinity of a center of a tip end side of a door portion away from a hinge portion on a rotation center side of the door portion when the door portion is opened. A breakable coupling portion in an area of the start point portion is disposed such that a width dimension between the breakable openings which are adjacent to each other in a plan view on a tip end portion away from the hinge portion is smaller than a width dimension on a base portion close to the hinge portion of the door portion.

A breakable portion breaks, as a break start point portion, a portion in a vicinity of a center of a tip end side of a door portion away from a hinge portion on a rotation center side of the door portion when the door portion is opened. A breakable coupling portion in an area of the start point portion is disposed such that a width dimension between the breakable openings which are adjacent to each other in a plan view on a tip end portion away from the hinge portion is smaller than a width dimension on a base portion close to the hinge portion of the door portion.

A component for a vehicle interior may comprise a housing; a cover structure comprising a cover surface; and a user interface at the cover surface comprising a light display. The light display may comprise a light guide comprising a projection. The cover structure may comprise a cover base and a cover layer. The cover layer may be molded on the cover base. The cover base may comprise the light guide. The cover layer may comprise an aperture. The projection may extend into the aperture. The cover base may comprise an aperture, recess, notch and/or indentation. The cover layer may comprise a generally opaque material preventing visibility of a recess in the cover base. The cover base may comprise a different color and/or softness than the cover layer. The cover structure may comprise apertures and/or recesses for the light guide.

Provided are an airbag deployment system of a vehicle and an airbag deployment method thereof. The airbag deployment system includes a rear-viewable seat rotatably installed in a front row of the vehicle; a seat state detection unit configured to measure a rear-facing state, a current slide amount, and a backrest angle of the rear-viewable seat; a multiple-airbag unit that includes a first airbag installed in a backrest of the rear-viewable seat and configured to deploy rearward, and a second airbag installed in a dashboard; and a controller configured to, when a vehicle collision event occurs in the rear-facing state of the rear-viewable seat, calculate a distance between the dashboard and the backrest by using the current slide amount and the backrest angle, and selectively deploy at least one airbag according to a preset multiple-airbag deployment condition for each range based on the calculated distance.