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US 5,685,560 AGranted
Airbag module cover assembly
AssigneeNihon Plast Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshiyuki Sugiyama, Hiromitsu Harada
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Abstract
A driver's side airbag module cover assembly including a flexible airbag module cover having an outer surface with a horn actuation area and an inner surface. The airbag module cover is formed with an easy-to-break line extending at least through the horn actuation area. A membrane type switch is mounted behind the horn actuation area and behind the easy-to-break line, extending across the easy-to-break line.
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A driver's side airbag module cover assembly comprising:
- a flexible airbag module cover having an outer surface with a horn actuation area, an inner surface, and an easy-to-break line extending at least across said horn actuation area;
- a first membrane type switch half and a second membrane type switch half mounted behind said horn actuation area and behind said easy-to-break line, said first and second membrane type switch halves having outer perimeters and mutually mated portions extending along adjacent segments of said outer perimeters, said adjacent segments of said outer perimeters being undulated, said mutually mated portions being positioned adjacent said easy-to-break line;
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- at least one interconnecting member adapted to interconnect said mutually mated portions, said at least one interconnecting member including an airbag inner cover having an airbag projection area positioned behind said horn actuation area and formed with an easy-to-break line extending at least across said airbag projection area, said at least one interconnecting member including an attachment element adapted to attach said first and second membrane type switch halves to said airbag projection area with said mutually mated portions positioned along said easy-to-break line.
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A driver's side airbag module cover assembly comprising:
- a flexible airbag module cover having an outer surface with a horn actuation area, an inner surface, and an easy-to-break line extending at least across said horn actuation area;
- a first membrane type switch half and a second membrane type switch half mounted behind said horn actuation area and behind said easy-to-break line, said first and second membrane type switch halves having outer perimeters and mutually mated portions extending along adjacent segments of said outer perimeters, said mutually mated portions being positioned adjacent said easy-to-break line, said mutually mated portions overlapping one another;
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- at least one interconnecting member adapted to interconnect said mutually mated portions, said at least one interconnecting member including an attachment element adapted to attach said mutually mated portions to each other at an area where said mutually mated portions overlap one another.
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A driver's side airbag module cover assembly, comprising:
- a flexible airbag module cover having an outer surface with a horn actuation area, an inner surface, and an easy-to-break line extending at least across said horn actuation area;
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- a membrane type switch mounted behind said horn actuation area and behind said easy-to-break line, said membrane type switch extending across said easy-to-break line.
A driver's side airbag module cover assembly, comprising:
- a flexible airbag module cover having an outer surface with a horn actuation area and an inner surface;
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- a membrane type switch mounted behind said horn actuation area and having a tongue;
- said flexible airbag module cover including a mounting structure, said mounting structure including a wall extending from said inner surface and surrounding an area on said inner surface corresponding to said horn actuation area, said wall having a receiving member adapted to receive said tongue in such a manner as to prevent concentration of stress on said tongue.
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