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US 11,560,111 B2Granted
All TPO airbag assemblies
AssigneeMCPP Innovation LLC
InventorsMark Sherman, Steve Cummings, Tim Mccollum, Steve Gregory
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Abstract
An all thermoplastic olefin (TPO) airbag system for an automotive vehicle including a TPO airbag module housing coupled with a TPO airbag cover or chute, the system being particularly suitable as a front airbag system, and method of making the same. The airbag module housing may couple with the chute through a plurality of projections and windows, or through bolts.
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An airbag assembly, comprising:
- an airbag chute configured to attach to an instrument panel, and
- an airbag module housing attached to the airbag chute,
- wherein the airbag chute and the airbag module housing each comprise at least 50 wt % thermoplastic olefin or thermoplastic elastomer, and
- wherein the thermoplastic olefin or thermoplastic elastomer comprises an elastomer domain dispersed in a poly-olefinic polypropylene matrix.
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An airbag module housing, comprising:
- at least 50 wt % thermoplastic olefin or thermoplastic elastomer relative to a total weight of the airbag module housing,
- wherein the thermoplastic olefin or thermoplastic elastomer comprises an elastomer domain dispersed in a poly-olefinic polypropylene matrix.
An airbag chute, comprising:
- at least 50 wt % thermoplastic olefin or thermoplastic elastomer,
- wherein the thermoplastic olefin or thermoplastic elastomer comprises an elastomer domain dispersed in a poly-olefinic polypropylene matrix,
- wherein the airbag chute comprises sidewalls and each sidewall forms a plurality of windows configured to interlock the airbag chute with an airbag module housing, and
- wherein each sidewall has an exterior face, and at least two sidewalls have ribbings.
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An airbag assembly, comprising:
- an airbag chute configured to attach to an instrument panel, and
- an airbag module housing attached to the airbag chute,
- wherein the airbag chute comprises ribbings on one or more sidewalls, and
- wherein the airbag chute and the airbag module housing each comprise at least 50 wt % thermoplastic olefin or thermoplastic elastomer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.