# US 10,864,880 B2 · Knee airbag module housing with securement element mounting features

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- Number: US 10,864,880 B2
- Document ID: US10864880B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/293,799
- Filed: 2019-03-06
- Published: 2020-09-10
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2019-03-06
- Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Inventors: Andrew L. Ross; Jonathan Quijano
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864880B2

## CPC

- B60R 21/215: characterised by the covers for the inflatable member {(B60R21/2176 takes precedence)}
- B60R 21/206: in the lower part of dashboards, e.g. for protecting the knees
- B60R 21/2171: {specially adapted for elongated cylindrical or bottle-like inflators with a symmetry axis perpendicular to the main direction of bag deployment, e.g. extruded reaction canisters (B60R21/2176 takes precedence)}
- B60R 2021/0051: {Knees}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A housing for a knee airbag module includes an enclosure structured to receive a knee airbag module therein, and a door rotatably coupled to the enclosure. A first securement element mounting hole is formed in the door at a location in the door structured to reside adjacent an outboard edge and a rearmost edge of the door when the door is in an open condition.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A housing for a knee airbag module, the housing comprising:
an enclosure structured to receive a knee airbag module therein;
a door rotatably coupled to the enclosure;
a securement element mounting receptacle including a first wall extending from an interior face of the door in a direction toward an exterior face of the door, and a second wall extending from the door interior face in a direction toward the exterior face of the door and adjoining the first wall; and
a first securement element mounting hole extending through the first wall.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The housing of claim 1 wherein the receptacle further comprises a second securement element mounting hole extending through the second wall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The housing of claim 2 further comprising:
a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall; and
a third securement element mounting hole extending through the third wall.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The housing of claim 3 further comprising:
a fourth wall extending between the first wall and the second wall; and
a fourth securement element mounting hole extending through the third wall.

### Claim 5

A housing for a knee airbag module, the housing comprising:
an enclosure structured for mounting a knee airbag module therein;
a door rotatably coupled to the enclosure, the door having an interior face structured to face into the enclosure when the door is in a closed condition, and an exterior face opposite the interior face and structured to face in a direction away from the enclosure when the door is in the closed condition; and
a securement element mounting receptacle formed in the door, the receptacle including a first wall extending from the door interior face in a direction toward the exterior face, a second wall extending from the door interior face in a direction toward the exterior face of the door and adjoining the first wall, and a first securement element mounting hole extending through the first wall.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The housing of claim 5 wherein the securement element mounting receptacle further comprises a second securement element mounting hole extending through the second wall.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The housing of claim 6 wherein the first securement element mounting hole is positioned at a location in the door structured to reside adjacent an outboard edge and a rearmost edge of the door when the door is in an open condition.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The housing of claim 1 wherein the first securement element mounting hole is formed in the door at a location in the door structured to reside adjacent an outboard edge and a rearmost edge of the door when the door is in an open condition.