Patent · US Expired

Air bag device

US5335939A · kind A · utility

34Cited by
7References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1992
Grant dateAug 9, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 13, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/3038
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air bag device for an instrument panel has a cover with a hinge and in one embodiment a break-away portion made of thermoplastic material. The cover has a bracket. The strength of the break-away portion is lower than that of the cover. The break-away portion breaks when an air bag inflates. The cover opens rotationally around the hinge. The second embodiment has no break-away portion.

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