Air bag restraint systems
US5209520A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/33
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air bag restraint system includes an air bag module having an inflator with arming plunger which must be depressed to arm the inflator, the air bag module is mounted between a pair of side plates of a bracket assembly for pivotal movement between operative and inoperative positions, catch plates are provided for releasably securing the air bag module in its operative position, an arming mechanism having a pin mounted with respect to the arming plunger for transverse movement with respect thereto betweeen a disarmed and armed position, the pin being arranged to engage a contoured end face of the arming plunger to depress the arming plunger as it moves from its disarmed to its armed position, the pin being biased to its disarmed position and an anvil associated with the bracket assembly being provided for engagement of the pin to move it from its disarmed to its armed position as the air bag module is pivoted from its inoperative to its operative position.
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