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US 2001/0054809 A1Published application
Airbag module with horn switch
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsTadahiro Igawa, Masahiro Hasebe, Kazuhiro Abe
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Abstract
An air bag device is provided comprising an air bag, a retainer to which the air bag is mounted, a module cover covering the air bag, a protruding member protruding from the module cover towards the retainer, and a restricting member positioned along the outer side of the protruding member. The restricting member restricts displacement of the module cover during air bag inflation.
Claims7
An air bag device comprising:
- an air bag;
- a retainer to which the air bag is mounted;
- a module cover which covers the air bag, the module cover being movable towards the retainer;
- a wall projected from the retainer;
- a leg projected from an underside of the module cover;
- an opening formed in the leg;
- and
- a hook protruded from the wall, the hook extending into the opening;
- wherein the opening and the hook are separated by a space which allows movement of the module cover;
- and
- wherein a restricting member for restricting the movement of the leg in a direction in which the leg separates away from the wall is provided at the retainer.
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An air bag device comprising:
- an air bag;
- a retainer to which the air bag is mounted;
- a module cover covering said air bag, and including an opening for receiving a portion of the retainer, wherein the module cover is configured to move independently from the retainer;
- and
- a restricting member attached to the retainer to form a closed loop around a portion of the module cover, wherein the closed loop passes through the opening with sufficient clearance to allow for movement of the module cover independent from the retainer and the restricting member.
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An air bag apparatus, comprising:
- an air bag mounted on a retainer;
- a module cover covering said air bag;
- a horn switch configured to be activated by movement of the module cover;
- wherein said retainer comprises a hook engaged with the module cover so that there is a space between the hook and the module cover so that the module cover is allowed to move to activate the horn switch;
- and
- a restricting member connected to the hook to maintain the hook engaged with the module cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.