Abstract: 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 ?m.

Abstract: 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 ?m.

Abstract: A trim assembly for covering an airbag, comprising: a carrier provided with a through-opening for the airbag; a surface decor; an inlay applied between the carrier and the surface decor and covering the through-opening, the inlay extending, on one side, beyond an edge of the through-opening to overlap a region of the carrier to form an hinge for an airbag flap formed by the surface decor and the inlay; and a fastening strap for fastening the inlay to the carrier at the overlapping region, wherein it comprises at least one retaining element arranged at the overlapping region, the retaining element cooperating with the inlay for retaining the airbag flap on the carrier upon an opening of the airbag flap.

Abstract: A trim assembly for covering an airbag, comprising: a carrier provided with a through-opening for the airbag; a surface decor; an inlay applied between the carrier and the surface decor and covering the through-opening, the inlay extending, on one side, beyond an edge of the through-opening to overlap a region of the carrier to form an hinge for an airbag flap formed by the surface decor and the inlay; and a fastening strap for fastening the inlay to the carrier at the overlapping region, wherein it comprises at least one retaining element arranged at the overlapping region, the retaining element cooperating with the inlay for retaining the airbag flap on the carrier upon an opening of the airbag flap.