Air bag module, air bag module arrangement, and method of fastening
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorUlrich Rick
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Abstract
An air bag module arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to an air bag module a one driver-side dashboard panel that is fastened to an internal transverse support. In order to allow a simply constructed and simple fastening, the air bag module is fastened to an external transverse support of the external vehicle structure. An air bag and a method for fastening an air bag module, in particular for producing an air bag module arrangement, are also provided for a motor vehicle.
Claims18
An air bag module arrangement for a motor vehicle having an external vehicle structure and an external bodywork contour, comprising:
- an air bag module;
- an internal transverse support;
- a fastening device adapted to fasten on a first external transverse support of the external vehicle structure, wherein the first external transverse support follows the external bodywork contour;
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- a driver-side dashboard panel that is adapted for fastening to the internal transverse support at a distance from said first external transverse support,
- wherein the air bag module is adapted at least partially in a plan view parallel to a windshield in a profiled arcuate manner and configured to receive said first external transverse support, and
- wherein the air bag module with the first external transverse support is fastened on a base-forming section of a gas generator housing of the air bag module.
An air bag module arrangement for a motor vehicle having an external vehicle structure and an external bodywork contour, comprising:
- an air bag module;
- an internal transverse support;
- a fastening device adapted to fasten on a first external transverse support of the external vehicle structure, wherein the first external transverse support follows the external bodywork contour;
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- a driver-side dashboard panel that is adapted for fastening to the internal transverse support at a distance from said first external transverse support,
- wherein the air bag module is adapted at least partially in a plan view parallel to a windshield in a profiled arcuate manner and configured to receive said first external transverse support, and the air bag module is fastened directly on the first external transverse support and separately to the internal transverse support at a distance toward an inside on which a dashboard panel is disposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.