Assembly for attaching a trim element
AssigneeNovares France
InventorFrançois Bacelos
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Abstract
An assembly for attaching a trim element (2) to a structural element (3) of a vehicle, between which a safety airbag (27) is inserted that is able to take a folded stand-by position, a deployed protection position and a deflated post-deployment position, the attachment assembly comprising primary attachment means that allows the trim element (2) to be held against the structural element (3) when the airbag (27) is in stand-by position, and secondary attachment means allowing the trim element (2) to be held when the airbag (27) is in protection position comprises, in addition, means for bringing the trim element (2) back toward the structural element (3) when the airbag (27) is in post-deployment position.
Claims20
An assembly for fastening a trim element to a structural element of a vehicle between which is interposed an airbag able to present a standby folded position, a protection deployed position and a post-deployment deflated position, the fastening assembly comprising primary fastening means retaining the trim element to the structural element, when the airbag is in the standby folded position and secondary fastening means retaining the trim element when the airbag is in the protection deployed position and wherein the assembly further comprises means for bringing the trim element back towards the structural element when the airbag is in the post-deployment deflated position.
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