Fastenerless automotive passenger airbag module endcap
US5511819A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0834
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automotive passenger airbag module is assembled by securing two endcaps to a chute or housing. The endcaps have tabs which engage channels in the sidewalls of the housing and may be secured by staking portions of the channels to hold the tabs fast during deployment of the airbag.
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