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US 2007/0176398 A1Published application
Passenger airbag module
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsPeter Vigeant, Bradley Honermann, David Geyer, Robert Parks
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Abstract
A passenger airbag module includes opposite side walls connected by a rear wall. The side walls each include at least one inward projection that traps a semi-cylindrical retainer between the projections and the rear wall. The retainer holds the inflator and airbag within the housing. End walls connect the side walls with interlocking channels thereby preventing the side walls from releasing the retainer, inflator and airbag.
Claims19
An airbag assembly comprising:
- a pair of side walls spaced from one another;
- a rear wall connecting the pair of side walls;
- an end wall slidably connected to the side walls;
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- an airbag between the side walls.
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A method for assembling an airbag including the steps of:
- a) forming spaced apart walls connected by a rear wall;
- b) forming a first projection from one of the walls;
- c) placing a retainer between the first projection and the rear wall;
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- d) deforming the spaced apart walls toward one another to trap the retainer between the first projection and the rear wall.
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An airbag assembly comprising:
- a pair of side walls spaced from one another, at least one of the side walls having an inward projection therefrom;
- a rear wall connecting the pair of side walls;
- and
- a retainer between the side walls, the retainer positioned between the inward projection and the rear wall, retainer including a pair of rails between which extend a plurality of arches opening toward the rear wall, the plurality of arches defining at least one opening therebetween, the rails trapped between the inward projection and the rear wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.