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US 7,000,941 B2Granted
Cover for air bag device
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsKeishi Yokota, Tadahiro Igawa, Ichizo Kobayashi
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Abstract
A cover for an air bag device that enables an emblem to be secured to the cover in an extremely simple manner. The cover (module cover) has a recess for receiving the emblem. An extension of the emblem is extended through a hole in the cover. A distal end of the extension is bent along a rear side of the cover. A rib is pressed and welded by a thermal or ultrasonic welding element to form a welding body. The welding body covers the distal end of the extension.
Claims6
A cover for an air bag device comprising:
- an emblem attached to an outer side of the cover, the emblem including:
- a main plate arranged to the outer side of the cover;
- and
- a plurality of connecting extensions having a preformed, bent L-shaped portion, projecting from an outer periphery of the main plate in a rearward direction of the emblem;
- wherein each of the plurality of connecting extensions extend through each of an associated plurality of slit-shaped holes in the cover.
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An airbag device comprising:
- a cover comprising an emblem attached to an outer side of the cover, the emblem including:
- a main plate arranged to the outer side of the cover;
- and
- a plurality of connecting extensions having a preformed, bent L-shaped portion, projecting from an outer periphery of the main plate in a rearward direction of the emblem;
- wherein each of the plurality of connecting extensions extend through each of an associated plurality of slit-shaped holes in the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.