US Patent 8955872 In-dashboard airbag flap arrangement comprising a tie having overmolded elements

The invention relates to an inflatable airbag arrangement in a motor vehicle dashboard, the arrangement comprising a flap (4) hinged to a dashboard body (2) to open when on inflation of the airbag, and having a linear tie (1) therein fastened to the flap (4) and to the dashboard body (2). According to the invention, additional elements (21 to 26) are overmolded on the tie (1), each overmolded additional element (21 to 26) having a specific outside shape that engages in a corresponding housing in the flap (4) and/or in the dashboard body (2), the tie (1) being put into position in the airbag arrangement by the additional elements (21 to 26) being engaged in the corresponding housings in the flap (4) and in the dashboard body (2).