Vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag and manufacturing method

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PATENT NO 9895828
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15152188

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The disclosure discloses a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag and a method of fabricating a vehicle interior panel for covering an airbag. The vehicle interior panel includes a substrate with an opening, a chute channel assembly inserted into the opening, a surface skin, and a foam layer disposed between the surface skin and the substrate. The chute channel assembly includes a wall section surrounding a chute channel for the airbag and a cover plate covering the chute channel and closing the opening. The cover plate includes an airbag door, wherein an outer surface of the cover plate is in contact with the foam layer. The outer surface of the cover plate has a rough surface structure, the outer surface having a surface roughness parameter Ra of at least 4 μm.

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FAURECIA INNENRAUM SYSTEME GMBHFAURECIA STR 1 HAGENBACH 76767

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boniface, Yohann Senantes, FR 2 1
Boulbes, Jérôme Schleithal, FR 1 1
Guenin, Richard Villeneuve les Sablons, FR 1 1
Monnier, Gwenael Mareil sur Mauldre, FR 2 4
Pepin, Fabrice Beauvais, FR 2 14
Schupbach, Thierry St. Crépin Ibouvilliers, FR 8 43

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