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US 5,205,584 AGranted
Air bag system and process for producing the same
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKiyoshi Honda
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AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKiyoshi Honda
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Tip ends of hanging strings are connected to appropriate portions on an inner surface of an air bag having an opening portion mounted around an outer periphery of a gas generator, while base ends of the hanging strings are fixed to a retaining ring. The retaining ring is secured to a mounting base so as to clamp and fix the opening portion of the air bag between the retaining ring and the mounting base. When the air bag opening portion is to be fixed to another retaining ring, both the retaining rings for the hanging rings and the air bag opening portion are overlapped to each other and secured to the mounting base. This achieves a simplification in structure of an air bag system and in procedure of assembling the same.
A process for producing an air bag system, comprising the steps of:
A process for producing an air bag system, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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No related US applications are recorded in the indexed filing history.
Characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration: comprising a plurality of individual compartments; comprising two or more…
Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components:…
Expansion control features: tethers
Tethers: internal tether means
Term ended 5 Jul 2011 (estimated)
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1. Field of the Invention
The field of the present invention is air bag systems to be mounted at a central portion of a steering wheel or at an instrument panel for protecting an occupant from a shock upon a collision of a vehicle, and processes for producing the same.
2. Description of the Prior Art
FIGS. 1 to 5 illustrate an air bag system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein
FIG. 1 is a front view of a steering wheel with the air bag system mounted thereon;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along a line II--II in FIG. 1;
The present invention will now be described by way of embodiments in connection with the accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 5 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a steering wheel 3 is mounted through an arm 2 to an outer periphery of a mounting portion 1 secured to a tip end of a steering shaft S. An air bag system 6 is mounted to a central portion of the steering wheel 3 and is comprised of a gas generator 4 and an air bag 5.