Motor vehicle occupant impact protection arrangement
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsLennart Karlsson, Arne Olsson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a motor vehicle occupant impact protection arrangement. The motor vehicle occupant impact protection arrangement comprises an airbag device within a housing, an airbag device launch trigger, triggering the launching of the airbag device upon a motor vehicle impact, and a sheathing, such as a dashboard in an occupant compartment of the motor vehicle, to which the housing is connected, and behind which, in relation to the occupant, the airbag device is located. The sheathing is having a mouth through which the airbag device, guided by the housing, is launched into the occupant compartment. The sheathing, after the launch of the airbag device, is adapted to essentially return to original state and to essentially close the mouth.
Claims15
A motor vehicle occupant impact protection arrangement comprising:
- an airbag device within a housing adapted to be launched upon a motor vehicle impact;
- and
- a sheathing in an occupant compartment of the motor vehicle to which said housing is connected, and behind which, in relation to the occupant, said airbag device is located, wherein said sheathing has a mouth defined by an aperture formed through said sheathing through which said airbag device, guided by said housing, is launched into said occupant compartment, and in that said sheathing, after the launch of said airbag device, is essentially returned to an original state, said mouth being essentially closed.
A motor vehicle occupant impact protection arrangement comprising:
- an airbag device within a housing adapted to be launched upon a motor vehicle impact;
- and
- a sheathing in an occupant compartment of the motor vehicle to which said housing is connected, and behind which, in relation to the occupant, said airbag device is located, wherein said sheathing has a mouth formed therein, through which said airbag device, guided by said housing, is launched into said occupant compartment, such that said sheathing, after the launch of said airbag device, is essentially returned to an original state, said mouth being essentially closed, and wherein said housing defines wedge-shaped sliding surfaces for said airbag device, said sliding surfaces converging toward said mouth.
A motor vehicle occupant impact protection arrangement comprising:
- an airbag device within a housing adapted to be launched upon a motor vehicle impact;
- and
- a sheathing in an occupant compartment of the motor vehicle to which said housing is connected, and behind which, in relation to the occupant, said airbag device is located, wherein said sheathing has a mouth formed therein through which said airbag device, guided by said housing, is launched into said occupant compartment, such that said sheathing, after the launch of said airbag device, is essentially returned to an original state, said mouth being essentially closed, and wherein a portion of said housing is connected to said sheathing about said mouth, said portion of said housing defining resilient jaws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.