Curtain airbag with means of fixing it to the vehicle
AssigneeDalphi Metal Espana S.A.
InventorsPhilippe Schneeweiss, Pedro Navarro
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Abstract
A curtain airbag incorporating means of fixing it to the vehicle so as to facilitate the assembly process and assure its perfect fixing, consisting of a clipping part, a screw and, optionally, an additional part cooperating with the clipping part so as to retain the screw in each one of the lugs of the airbag cover.
Claims7
A curtain airbag for vehicles comprising a bag (3) contained in a cover with at least one compartment that can be inflated by means of the gas supplied by a gas generator when the vehicle is involved in a collision, the top edge of which includes a plurality of lugs (7) cooperating with screws (15) for fixing the airbag to the body (9) of the vehicle in holes provided for that purpose, characterized in that it also comprises a clipping part (11) for each lug (7) arranged on the side facing the vehicle, with means for being introduced in said holes and temporarily fixing the airbag during the process of its assembly in the vehicle, as well as for permanently fixing it in cooperation with a screw (15), said clipping part (11) having means of retaining said screw (15), such that the airbag can be provided with all the elements necessary for its fixing to the body (9) of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.