Cladding section for passenger airbag in instrument panel of passenger compartment in motor vehicle i.e. passenger car, has airbag flaps pivoted around parallel hinge lines upon airbag actuation to form central tear line

摘要

The section has an airbag flap arrangement (30) including a pair of airbag flaps (4), where the airbag flaps are pivoted along a set of parallel hinge lines upon airbag actuation to form a central tear line. A stepped height difference is formed on a surface relative to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The airbag flap arrangement is located in an area of the stepped height difference.