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US 8,910,971 B1Granted
Rotatable airbag module mounting mechanism
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammed Omar Faruque, Dean M. Jaradi, Fubang Wu, James Chih Cheng
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a mount assembly configured to rotatably couple to a vehicle beam and configured to support an airbag module. The apparatus further includes a connecting mechanism configured to selectively fix the mount assembly to the beam in a first position and configured to disengage at a threshold torque. The mount assembly includes a first stop member configured to engage the beam upon rotation of the mount to a second position.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a mount assembly configured to rotatably couple to a vehicle beam and configured to support an airbag module;
- and
- a connecting mechanism configured to selectively fix the mount assembly to the beam in a first position and configured to disengage at a threshold torque,
- wherein the mount assembly includes a first stop member configured to engage the beam upon rotation of the mount to a second position.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle beam;
- a mount rotatably coupled to the beam and configured to support an airbag module;
- and
- a connecting mechanism selectively fixing the mount to the beam in a first position and configured to disengage at a threshold torque,
- wherein the mount includes a first stop member fixed at least partially radially apart from the beam and configured to engage the beam upon rotation of the mount to a second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.