Patent · US Expired

Airbag assembly system and tool

US5365651A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Filing dateJul 1, 1993
Grant dateNov 22, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53917
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for installing the keyed stud of a cylindrical inflator into a keyed opening in the endwall of a passenger side airbag reaction module canister includes a special alignment tool. The tool has a profile which matches that of the stud and opening. It is inserted into the opening and engages and aligns the stud which is then moved into the opening.

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