Air-bag cover arrangement
AssigneeAutoliv Development AB
InventorsStefan Andersson, Johan Friberg
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Abstract
An air-bag cover arrangement is disclosed which comprises a moveable cover element (25) for covering an air-bag module (5), and design element (15) which is positioned adjacent the cover element. The design element has an overlapping part (16) which overlaps part of the cover element. The arrangement is characterised in that the cover element is moveable relative to the design element but is held by a stop element (18) in a rest position in which the cover element does not contact the overlapping part of the design element but rather a space from the design element.
Claims14
An air-bag cover arrangement comprising:
- a moveable cover element for covering an air-bag module;
- and
- a design element positioned adjacent the cover element, the design element having an overlapping part which overlaps part of the cover element;
- the cover element being moveable relative to the design element but held by a stop element in a rest position in which the cover element does not contact the overlapping part of the design element;
- wherein the cover element is biased by a biasing arrangement in a direction towards the overlapping part of the design element but held against the bias in the rest position by the stop element.
An air-bag cover arrangement comprising:
- a moveable cover element for covering an air-bag module;
- and
- a design element positioned adjacent the cover element, the design element having an overlapping part which overlaps part of the cover element;
- the cover element being moveable relative to the design element but held by a stop element in a rest position in which the cover element does not contact the overlapping part of the design element;
- wherein one side of the cover element and one side of the design element cooperate to form a substantially continuous surface, the edge of the cover element and an edge of the design element each being angled relative to the continuous surface so that at least part of the angled edge of the design element forms the overlapping part of the design element which overlaps at least part of the angled edge of the cover element.
An air-bag cover arrangement comprising:
- a moveable cover element for covering an air-bag module;
- and
- a design element positioned adjacent the cover element, the design element having an overlapping part which overlaps part of the cover element;
- the cover element being moveable relative to the design element but held by a stop element in a rest position in which the cover element does not contact the overlapping part of the design element;
- wherein the cover element incorporates a split line which is configured to rupture upon actuation of the air-bag module to provide an opening in the cover element out of which an air-bag may inflate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.