Abstract: A method of manufacturing an automotive interior component includes the steps of: providing a mold apparatus comprising a first mold component and a second mold component; providing a substrate; applying a first layer of a soft-touch material to the substrate; applying a second layer of a fabric to one of the first mold component and the second mold component of the mold apparatus; forming a self-skinning foam layer, wherein a first surface of the self-skinning foam layer is configured for bonding to the first layer and a second surface of the self-skinning foam layer is configured for bonding to the second layer; and fastening the substrate, the first layer, the second layer together. Additional methods of manufacturing automotive interior components and automotive interior components are also provided.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an automotive interior component includes the steps of: providing a mold apparatus comprising a first mold component and a second mold component; providing a substrate; applying a first layer of a soft-touch material to the substrate; applying a second layer of a fabric to one of the first mold component and the second mold component of the mold apparatus; forming a self-skinning foam layer, wherein a first surface of the self-skinning foam layer is configured for bonding to the first layer and a second surface of the self-skinning foam layer is configured for bonding to the second layer; and fastening the substrate, the first layer, the second layer together. Additional methods of manufacturing automotive interior components and automotive interior components are also provided.

Abstract: A trapezoidal automotive PSIR door system including one or more lateral doors including two or more tear lines disposed at first and second oblique angles relative to a longitudinal direction of an automobile. The PSIR door system further includes a forward door including one or more tear lines in common with one of the lateral door tear lines, and a rearward door including one or more tear lines in common with another one of the lateral door tear lines.

Abstract: An instrument panel has a base, an air bag door core, a skin, and a polyurethane foam body. The base has an opening for passing an air bag if the air bag inflates. The door core is arranged on the surface of the base, to close the opening. The skin has a breaking facility that defines an air bag door. The foam body fills a space between the base and the skin. The instrument panel is provided with a specific string member. The string member has a face made of a non-adhesive part that is non-adhesive with respect to the foam body and a face made of an adhesive part that is adhesive with respect to the foam body. The string member is arranged on the surface of the base along the breaking facility so that the foam body breaks always along the breaking facility, to surely and smoothly open the air bag door without scattering the foam body.