Closure for air bag installation
AssigneeMorton International, Inc.
InventorsWael S. Elqadah, Bradley D. Harris
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Abstract
A closure element for an air bag deployment opening of an inflatable restraint system is provided. The closure element includes tear ways defining one or more doors which permit an air bag to deploy therethrough. The closure element includes at least one integral retention bridge joining such a door with the remainder of the closure.
Claims20
A closure element for an air bag deployment opening of an inflatable restraint system adapted to be integrated into a vehicle with the system including a housing for accommodating a collapsed inflatable air bag, said closure element comprising:
- a mounting portion securable to the housing and a face portion and having therein a tear way adapted to tear to define at least one air bag release door with said closure element having at least one integral retention bridge joining said door with said mounting portion across and parallel at least a portion of said tear way, said retention bridge looping over said tear way to form an arc so as to keep said retention bridge out of the path of said tear way thereby preventing tearing of the retention bridge during deployment of the air bag.
A closure element for an air bag deployment opening of an inflatable restraint system adapted to be integrated into a vehicle with the system including a housing for accommodating a collapsed inflatable air bag, said closure element comprising:
- a mounting portion securable to the housing and a face portion and having therein a tear way adapted to tear to define at least one air bag release door with a hinge section adapted to join said release door with said mounting portion and with said tear way extending into said hinge section, said closure element additionally having at least one integral retention bridge joining said door with said mounting portion across and parallel at least a portion of said tear way, said retention bridge looping over said tear way to form an arc so as to keep said retention bridge out of the path of said tear way thereby preventing tearing of the retention bridge during deployment of the air bag.
A molded plastic closure element for an air bag deployment opening of an inflatable restraint system adapted to be integrated into a vehicle with the system including a housing for accommodating a collapsed inflatable air bag, said closure element comprising a one piece element including:
- a mounting portion securable to the housing, a face portion having therein a tear way adapted to tear to define at least one air bag release door, at least one hinge section forming a hinge adapted to join said release door with said mounting portion, and at least one integral retention bridge additionally joining said door with said mounting portion, said retention bridge looping over at least one of said hinge section and said tear way to form an arc so as to keep said retention bridge out of the path of said tear way thereby preventing tearing of the retention bridge during deployment of the air bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.