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US 12,280,731 B2Granted
Scrim and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorIk Keun Choi
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Abstract
A scrim including a body portion disposed on an airbag door, the airbag door being configured to open upon a deployment of an airbag, a bent portion disposed on a wall surface of an airbag chute, the airbag chute being formed in a mesh shape, and a hinge portion connecting the body portion and the bent portion, the hinge portion being configured to be partially folded to be seated in the airbag chute.
Claims19
A scrim, the scrim comprising:
- a body portion disposed on an airbag door, the airbag door being configured to open upon a deployment of an airbag, the body portion comprising a mesh sheet;
- a bent portion disposed on a wall surface of an airbag chute;
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- a hinge portion connecting the body portion and the bent portion,
- wherein the hinge portion is configured to be partially folded to be seated in the airbag chute and to unfold in the deployment of the airbag door, and
- wherein the body portion and bent portion are positioned on an inner side of the airbag door and the wall surface of the airbag chute, wherein the hinge portion is fixed in a state of being folded through a fixture, the fixture including an open shape defined on a first surface of the fixture,
- wherein a folded portion of the hinge portion is fitted into an open portion of the open shape, and
- wherein an end of the first surface disposed in the open portion of the fixture is bent inward and fixes the folded portion of the hinge portion.
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A method of manufacturing a scrim, the method comprising:
- disposing a mesh sheet;
- folding a hinge portion of a body portion of the scrim from a portion of the mesh sheet, the body portion being configured to be provided on an airbag door that opens upon deployment of an airbag, a bent portion configured to be provided on a wall surface of an airbag chute, and the hinge portion being configured to connect the body portion and the bent portion, wherein the hinge portion is configured to be partially folded to be seated in the airbag chute and to unfold in an opening of the airbag door;
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- preforming the mesh sheet,
- wherein the body portion and bent portion are positioned on an inner side of the airbag door and the wall surface of the airbag chute, wherein the hinge portion is fixed in a state of being folded through a fixture, the fixture including an open shape defined on a first surface of the fixture,
- wherein a folded portion of the hinge portion is fitted into an open portion of the open shape, and
- wherein an end of the first surface disposed in the open portion of the fixture is bent Inward and fixes the folded portion of the hinge portion.
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An airbag device, comprising:
- an airbag chute;
- an airbag door, the airbag door being configured to open upon a deployment of an airbag;
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- a scrim comprising:
- a body portion disposed on the airbag door;
- a bent portion disposed on a wall of the airbag chute;
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- a hinge portion configured to connect the body portion and the bent portion, the hinge portion comprising folded portions configured to extended a length of the hinge portion during the deployment of the airbag,
- wherein the folded portions are configured be seated in the airbag chute and to unfold in the deployment of the airbag,
- wherein the body portion and the bent portion are positioned on an inner side of the airbag door and the wall of the airbag chute, wherein the hinge portion is fixed in a state of being folded through a fixture, the fixture including an open shape defined on a first surface of the fixture,
- wherein the folded portions of the hinge portion are fitted into an open portion of the open shape, and
- wherein an end of the first surface disposed in the open portion of the fixture is bent inward and fixes the folded portions of the hinge portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.