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US 11,235,730 B2Granted
Extruded airbag ramp
AssigneeVintech Industries, Inc.
InventorsJames C. Schoonover, Robert Rutoski
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Abstract
An extruded side curtain airbag ramp including a tear-resistant material forming at least one attachment feature and method for manufacturing said extruded side curtain airbag ramp. The airbag ramp according to the present invention incorporates a plurality of extruded materials and provides an easier manufactured product and attachment.
Claims12
An extruded airbag ramp, comprising:
- a plurality of materials, wherein at least one of the materials is a hard material for a structural portion of the airbag ramp and at least one of another of the materials is a tear-resistant material providing at least one attachment portion suitable to operably attach said airbag ramp to another predetermined part;
- wherein said extruded airbag ramp is a side curtain airbag ramp and is operably connected to said part, wherein said part is a headliner for a vehicle;
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- wherein the structural portion of said airbag ramp is sewn to said part.
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An extruded airbag ramp for a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of materials that are co-extruded, wherein at least one of the materials has predetermined stiffness adapted for a structural portion of the airbag ramp to adjoin less stiff materials, and at least one of another of the materials is a tear-resistant material providing a plurality of attachment portions suitable to operably attach said extruded airbag ramp to another predetermined part of said vehicle;
- wherein another of said plurality of materials is a softer material forming an arched ramp portion and a base portion of said extruded airbag ramp and adjoining both ends of the structural portion and adjoining each side of the plurality of attachment portions, wherein said arched ramp portion, base portion and structural portion form a channel and the structural portion is adapted to provide stiffness that allows elimination of an expanse of material within the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.