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US 8,016,317 B1Granted
Airbag assembly
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorsNicholas George Bruyneel, Brian Charles Serra
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Abstract
An airbag assembly for use within a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes an airbag, an inflator configured to provide a gas to inflate the airbag and a housing with an inflator receiving portion and an upper mounting portion. The inflator receiving portion includes a cavity in which the inflator and the airbag are stored. The upper mounting portion is configured to mount a first side of the airbag housing to a cover. The inflator receiving portion and the upper mounting portion are integrated together in a single, unitary piece.
Claims11
An airbag assembly for use within a vehicle, comprising:
- an airbag;
- an inflator configured to provide gas to inflate the airbag;
- and
- a housing that includes:
- a inflator receiving portion that includes a cavity in which the inflator and the airbag are stored;
- and
- an upper mounting portion configured to mount a first side of the housing to a vehicle cover,
- wherein an upper side of the upper mounting portion includes a mounting flange that extends outwards from side walls of the upper mounting portion and extends around the entire circumference of the upper mounting portion and that is configured to abut a bottom surface of the vehicle cover when the housing is mounted to the vehicle cover, and
- wherein the inflator receiving portion and the upper mounting portion are integrated together in a single, unitary piece.
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