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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Instrument Panel with Seamless Airbag


This hand-stitched & hand-wrapped topper panel with passenger airbag (PAB) door significantly reduces cost ($110 USD) and mass (10 lb / 4.5 kg) vs. previous technologies, while improving vehicle craftsmanship.  A polyurethane skin is laminated to a polyester spacer fabric, then attached to a polypropylene substrate; both skin & substrate are simultaneously laser scored to produce the PAB door using an “H” pattern that eliminates out-of-position concerns.  Additionally, a molded-in-color TPO defroster grill is sonically welded to the substrate and the airbag chute and door are attached via vibration welding with neither exhibiting read-through.

OEM/Vehicle
2009MY Ford Motor Co.
Lincoln® MKS Sedan
System Supplier
Automotive Components Holdings
Material Processor
Automotive Components Holdings
– Saline
Material Supplier
Advanced Composites
Resin
PUR, PP, & Polyester 


For more Information See: http://www.plastics-car.com/InstrumentPanels

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