Method and apparatus for retaining an airbag within a passenger-side airbag module
US5413375A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/2171
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A one-piece molded plastic retainer is employed to hold each of two opposed edges of an airbag mouth in engagement with a reaction canister. The retainer is sewn, or otherwise secured, in the airbag mouth and includes a rod carrying a pair of integral discs which snap-fit into rails in a diffuser plate. The rails are thereafter slid into channels in the reaction canister. The rod includes a stiffening rib to resist stresses imposed during assembly and during bag deployment.
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