(19)
(11) EP 3 517 372 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.11.2020 Bulletin 2020/46

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
16.09.2020 Bulletin 2020/38

(21) Application number: 19153400.7

(22) Date of filing: 23.01.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60R 21/2165(2011.01)
 B60R 13/02(2006.01)

(54)

VEHICLE TRIM PANEL WITH TEAR-OPEN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT REGION

FAHRZEUGVERKLEIDUNGSELEMENT MIT EINEM AUFREISSBEREICH FÜR EINEN AIRBAG

PANNEAU DE GARNITURE DE VÉHICULE AVEC ZONE DE RUPTURE POUR UN COUSSIN GONFLABLE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 24.01.2018 GB 201801155

(43) Date of publication of application:
31.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/31

(73) Proprietor: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Dearborn, MI 48126 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SWINIARKSI, Michal Jan
    Brentwood, Essex CM14 4YN (GB)
  • SCOTT, Tim
    Benfleet, Essex SS7 5TA (GB)

(74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP 
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ
London EC2V 6BJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-A1-102005 017 124
US-A- 5 174 602
 JP-A- 2014 234 132
US-A1- 2002 079 678
   
       
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