Curtain airbag mounting device
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Dominissini, Brian T. Shellabarger
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting an airbag inflator to a vehicle includes a mounting adapter. The mounting adapter includes a base and at least one slot, wherein the base captures the inflator. A p-bracket that engages the slot is also added, wherein the p-bracket captures the inflator. A mounting tether is also looped around the p-bracket. A tether retainer or a wire harness retainer may also be added to the adapter.
Claims16
An apparatus for mounting an airbag inflator to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a mounting adapter comprising a base and at least one slot, wherein the base captures the inflator;
- a p-bracket that engages the slot, wherein the p-bracket captures the inflator;
- and
- a mounting tether looped around the p-bracket.
An apparatus for mounting an airbag inflator to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a mounting adapter comprising a base and two slots, wherein the base captures the inflator;
- two p-brackets, wherein each of the p-brackets engage a different slot, wherein each p-bracket captures the inflator;
- a mounting tether that includes an eyelet loop, wherein the eyelet loop is looped around the p-bracket;
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- a tether retainer that retains slack found in the tether, wherein the tether retainer comprises an opening.
A method for attaching an airbag inflator to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining a mounting apparatus, the apparatus comprising a mounting adapter comprising a base and at least one slot, wherein the base captures the inflator, a p-bracket that engages the slot, wherein the p-bracket captures the inflator, and a mounting tether looped around the p-bracket;
- staging the inflator to the vehicle using the mounting apparatus by inserting a push pin into an opening on a vehicle surface;
- securing the mounting apparatus to the vehicle via one or more bolts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.