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US 6,145,871 AGranted
Seamless airbag with a mechanical gas bag attachment
AssigneeLear Automotive Dearborn, Inc.
InventorsJoseph J. Davis, Jr., Gary Sadek
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Abstract
An unique airbag support assembly for an instrument panel airbag is formed of a unitary design. The airbag support assembly has a door flap which is secured by a flexible hinge member to an outer rim. The outer rim includes a plurality of support walls and fasteners secure an airbag module to the support walls. The outer rim and door flap are secured to an under face of the instrument panel by a welding technique. The instrument panel is formed with a tear seam on its under face, but no tear seam is formed on its front face.
Claims15
An instrument panel comprising:
- an instrument panel body having a front face and an under face, said under face having a tear seam to facilitate deployment of an airbag;
- an airbag support assembly comprising an outer rim, a hinge member, a plurality of support walls and a door flap having a plurality of outer edges;
- said outer edges spaced apart from, and inwardly of said outer rim to form a gap;
- said hinge member connecting one of said plurality of outer edges to said outer rim;
- said support walls secured to said outer rim and a plurality of fasteners securing an airbag module to said support walls;
- and
- said outer rim and said door flap secured to said under face of said instrument panel.
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An airbag support assembly comprising:
- an outer rim, a hinge member, a plurality of support walls and a door flap having a plurality of outer edges;
- said outer edges spaced apart from, and inwardly of said outer rim to form a gap;
- said hinge member connecting one of said plurality of outer edges to said outer rim;
- and
- said support walls secured to said outer rim and a plurality of fasteners for securing an airbag module to said support walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.