Passenger-side airbag module darted end caps and method of assembly
US5653006A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49947
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The screws which are normally employed to attach the end plates to the trough-shaped main body of a passenger-side airbag module reaction canister are replaced by impact-driven darts. The darts are made of material harder than that of the main body and include surface irregularities which deform the material of the main body and improve the frictional engagement.
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