1. An interior trim part for covering an airbag, comprising:
a two-dimensional carrier including a through-opening for the airbag recessed therein;
a surface d\xe9cor;
a foam intermediate layer; and
an inlay applied to the intermediate layer and covering the through-opening, the inlay projecting beyond an edge of the through-opening on one side to overlap a region of the carrier to form a hinge of an airbag flap formed by the surface decor and the intermediate layer with the inlay, the inlay furthermore being at least partly penetrated by the foam forming the intermediate layer so that the foam effects a connection of the inlay to the carrier, wherein a distance between the edge of the through-opening and a location up to which the intermediate layer with the inlay separates from the carrier depends on an intensity of an opening impact of the airbag so that an amount of energy absorbed by the separation varies depending on the intensity.
2. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the inlay is completely penetrated by the foam forming the intermediate layer.
3. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the inlay is manufactured of a thread fabric.
4. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the inlay is fastened to the carrier at an end of the overlapping region which lies opposite the edge of the through-opening.
5. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the inlay is one of riveted and screwed on the carrier at an end of the overlapping region which lies opposite the edge of the through-opening.
6. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the inlay and the intermediate layer is weakened along the edge of the through-opening on at least one side not forming a hinge between the intermediate layer and the carrier.
7. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a film and a non-woven fabric is applied behind the inlay.
8. An interior trim part according to claim 7, wherein the at least one of the film and the non-woven fabric is one of sewn and bonded to the inlay.
9. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the overlapping region extends at least 4 cm past the edge of the through-opening.
10. An interior trim part according to claim 9, wherein the overlapping region extends at least 7 cm past the edge of the through-opening.
11. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the trim part is one of an instrument panel and a part of an instrument panel.
12. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a polyurethane foam.
13. An interior trim part according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is formed of polypropylene.
14. An interior trim pan according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is reinforced on the edge of the through-opening by at least one of (i) a plastic-frame and (ii) a metal frame.
15. An airbag arrangement comprising:
an airbag; and
an interior trim part covering the airbag, the interior trim part including a two-dimensional carrier including a through-opening for the airbag recessed therein, a surface d\xe9cor, a foam intermediate layer and an inlay applied to the intermediate layer and covering the through-opening, the inlay projecting beyond an edge of the through-opening on one side to overlap a region of the carrier to form a hinge of an airbag flap formed by the surface decor and the intermediate layer with the inlay, the inlay furthermore being at least partly penetrated by the foam forming the intermediate layer so that the foam affects a connection of the inlay to the carrier, wherein a distance between the edge of the through-opening and a location up to which the intermediate layer with the inlay separates from the carrier depends on an intensity of an opening impact of the airbag so that an amount of energy absorbed by the separation varies depending on the intensity.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
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18. An access apparatus for performing file access on a semiconductor memory module that has a memory area comprising of a plurality of sectors, by managing one or more sectors as a cluster, and managing one or more clusters as a file, some consecutive sectors in the memory area forming a block, a block being a smallest unit on which data erasure can be performed, the access apparatus comprising:
a calculation unit operable to calculate a size of volume management information based on a number of clusters in the memory area that are to be managed, the volume management information including a master boot record, a partition table, partition boot sector information, and a file allocation table that indicates, for each file, links between clusters corresponding to the file;
a reserving unit operable to reserve (1) a first area for recording the volume management information, and (2) a second area for recording user data, the first area being formed from blocks that are each larger in size than the calculated size of the volume management information, and the second area being formed from blocks following the first area; and
a recording unit operable to record volume management information in the first area, and user data in the second area, wherein
the recording unit is operable to record the master boot record and the partition table in a first sector of a first block in the first area and record the partition boot sector information, the file allocation table, and a predetermined number of reserved sectors which are used for padding the first area, such that a size of the first area is an integral multiple of the block size.
19. The access apparatus of claim 18, wherein:
the calculation unit is operable to calculate a sum SUM by totaling a number of sectors used to record the partition boot sector information and the file allocation table;
the first area is formed from 2j\xd7m sectors (m being a positive integer);
the reserving unit is operable to calculate the value of m based on {equation 1}
NOM+SUM=2j\xd7m\u2003\u2003{equation 1}
NOM being a number of sectors; and
the recording unit is operable to calculate the predetermined number of sectors by subtracting 1 from the number of sectors NOM.
20. The access apparatus of claim 19, wherein:
the recording unit is operable to set the number of sectors NOM in the partition table when recording the volume management information.
21. The access apparatus of claim 19, wherein:
the number of sectors used to record the file allocation table is based on the number of clusters in the memory area that are to be managed.
22. The access apparatus of claim 21, wherein:
the file allocation table has a plurality of entries, a number of entries corresponding to a number of clusters recorded in the second area, and each entry showing a link to another cluster in a same file;
the access apparatus comprises:
a reception unit operable to receive a setting for a total number of sectors and the number of clusters in the memory area;
the calculation unit includes:
a first calculation unit operable to calculate a total number of clusters by dividing the total sector number by the number of sectors 2j, and to calculate a size of the file allocation table by multiplying the total number of clusters by an entry bit length, and
the reserving unit includes:
a second calculation unit operable to calculate a sum SUM by adding the size of the file allocation table to the number of sectors forming the partition boot sector information, and to calculate the value of m by substituting the sum SUM into {equation 1}.
23. The access apparatus of claim 22, wherein:
the memory area includes a protected area that can only be accessed by a device connected to the semiconductor memory module once an authenticity of the connected device has been verified, and
a user data area that can be accessed by the connected device regardless of whether or not the authenticity of the connected device has been verified;
the reception unit is operable to receive, from a source outside of the access apparatus, settings for numbers of sectors and numbers of clusters to be allocated to each of the protected area and the user data area;
the first calculation unit is operable to calculate a size of a file allocation table for each of the protected area and the user data area, based on the received settings; and
the second calculation unit is operable to calculate two sums SUM for each of the protected area and the user data area respectively by adding the size of the file allocation table to the number of sectors forming the partition boot sector information, and to calculate the value of m for each of the protected area and the user data area by substituting each of the two sums SUM into {equation 1}.
24. The access apparatus of claim 23, wherein:
the protected area and the user data area have different numbers of clusters.
25. The access apparatus of claim 22, wherein the recording unit is operable to perform:
(a) first processing for recording user data divided into a plurality of sections into the second area as a plurality of clusters, each section being stored in one of the plurality of clusters in the second area;
(b) second processing for setting a plurality of entries in the file allocation table, each entry showing a link between clusters; and
(c) third processing for recording a file name and location information showing a location of a first cluster in the file into the root directory entry.
26. The access apparatus of claim 25, wherein part of the file name is recorded in part of the user data area.
27. A semiconductor memory module that has a memory area comprising of a plurality of sectors, by managing one or more sectors as a cluster, and managing one or more clusters as a file, some consecutive sectors in the memory area forming a block, a block being a smallest unit on which data erasure can be performed, the semiconductor memory module comprising:
a first area for recording volume management information; and a second area, being formed from sectors following the first area, for recording user data;
the volume management information including a master boot record, a partition table, partition boot sector information, and a file allocation table that indicates, for each file, links between clusters corresponding to the file, the master boot record and the partition table are recorded in a first sector of a first block in the first area, and the partition boot sector information, the file allocation table, and a predetermined number of reserved sectors which are used for padding the first area are recorded in subsequent sectors such that a size of the first area is an integral multiple of the block size.
28. A semiconductor memory module having a memory area that includes (1) a protected area that can only be accessed by a device connected to the semiconductor memory module once an authenticity of the connected device has been verified, and (2) a user data area that can be accessed by the connected device regardless of whether or not the authenticity of the connected device has been verified, the protected area and the user data area including a plurality of sectors, and managing one or more sectors as a cluster, and one or more clusters as a file, some consecutive sectors forming a block, a block being a smallest unit on which data erasure can be performed, and at least one of the protected area and the user data area including:
a first area for recording volume management information; and a second area, being formed from sectors following the first area, for recording user data;
the volume management information including a master boot record, a partition table, partition boot sector information, and a file allocation table that indicates, for each file, links between clusters corresponding to the file, the master boot record and the partition table are recorded in a first sector of a first block in the first area, and the partition boot sector information, the file allocation table, and a predetermined number of reserved sectors which are used for padding the first area are recorded in subsequent sectors such that a size of the first area is an integral multiple of the block size.
29. A recording medium storing a program in a computer-readable format for causing a computer to perform file access on a semiconductor memory module that has a memory area comprising of a plurality of sectors, by managing one or more sectors as a cluster, and managing one or more clusters as a file, some consecutive sectors in the memory area forming a block, a block being a smallest unit on which data erasure can be performed, the recording medium having the computer perform the following steps of:
calculating a size of volume management information based on a number of clusters in the memory area that are to be managed, the volume management information including a master boot record, a partition table, partition boot sector information, and a file allocation table that indicates, for each file, links between clusters corresponding to the file;
reserving (1) a first area for recording the volume management information, and (2) a second area for recording user data, the first area being formed from blocks that are each larger in size than the calculated size of the volume management information, and the second area being formed from blocks following the first area; and
recording volume management information in the first area, and user data in the second area, wherein
the recording step records the master boot record and the partition table in a first sector of a first block in the first area and records the partition boot sector information, the file allocation table, and a predetermined number of reserved sectors which are used for padding the first area, such that a size of the first area is an integral multiple of the block size.
30. The recording medium of claim 29, wherein:
the calculating step calculates a sum SUM by totaling a number of sectors used to record the partition boot sector information and the file allocation table;
the first area is formed from 2j\xd7m sectors (m being a positive integer);
the reserving step calculates the value of m based on {equation 1}
NOM+SUM=2j\xd7m,\u2003\u2003{equation 1}
NOM being a number of sectors; and
the recording step calculates the predetermined number of sectors by subtracting 1 from the number of sectors NOM.
31. The recording medium of claim 30, wherein:
the recording step sets the number of sectors NOM in the partition table when recording the volume management information.
32. The recording medium of claim 31, wherein:
the number of sectors used to record the file allocation table is based on the number of clusters in the memory area that are to be managed.
33. The recording medium of claim 32, wherein:
the file allocation table has a plurality of entries, a number of entries corresponding to a number of clusters recorded in the second area, and each entry showing a link to another cluster in a same file;
the program comprises the step of:
receiving a setting for a total number of sectors and the number of clusters in the memory area;
the calculating step includes the first sub-step of:
calculating a total number of clusters by dividing the total sector number by the number of sectors 2j, and calculating a size of the file allocation table by multiplying the total number of clusters by an entry bit length, and the reserving step includes the second sub-step of:
calculating a sum SUM by adding the size of the file allocation table to the number of sectors forming the partition boot sector information, and calculating the value of m by substituting the sum SUM into {equation 1}.
34. The recording medium of claim 33, wherein:
the memory area includes a protected area that can only be accessed by a device connected to the semiconductor memory module once an authenticity of the connected device has been verified, and a user data area that can be accessed by the connected device regardless of whether or not the authenticity of the connected device has been verified;
the receiving step receives, from a source outside of the access apparatus, settings for numbers of sectors and numbers of clusters to be allocated to each of the protected area and the user data area;
the first sub-step calculates a size of a file allocation table for each of the protected area and the user data area, based on the received settings; and
the second sub-step calculates two sums SUM for each of the protected area and the user data area respectively by adding the size of the file allocation table to the number of sectors forming the partition boot sector information, and calculates the value of m for each of the protected area and the user data area by substituting each of the two sums SUM into {equation 1}.
35. The recording medium of claim 34, wherein:
the protected area and the user data area have different numbers of clusters.
36. An initialization method for initializing a computer to perform file access on a semiconductor memory module that has a memory area comprising of a plurality of sectors, by managing one or more sectors as a cluster, and managing one or more clusters as a file, some consecutive sectors in the memory area forming a block, a block being a smallest unit on which data erasure can be performed, the initialization method comprising the steps of:
calculating a size of volume management information based on a number of clusters in the memory area that are to be managed, the volume management information including a master boot record, a partition table, partition boot sector information, and a file allocation table that indicates, for each file, links between clusters corresponding to the file;
reserving (1) a first area for recording the volume management information, and (2) a second area for recording user data, the first area being formed from blocks that are each larger in size than the calculated size of the volume management information, and the second area being formed from blocks following the first area; and
recording volume management information in the first area, and user data in the second area, wherein
the recording step records the master boot record and the partition table in a first sector of a first block in the first area and records the partition boot sector information, the file allocation table, and a predetermined number of reserved sectors which are used for padding the first area, such that a size of the first area is an integral multiple of the block size.