Patent · US Expired

Airbag housing

US5735542A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
6References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 1996
Grant dateApr 7, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 11, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R21/2171
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A housing for a passenger protection device in a motor vehicle having an airbag and a gas generator therein and a protective covering thereon to form a ready to install module. The housing comprises a body having an essentially U-shaped cross section which is uniform lengthwise along an axis. The housing also has two mainly flat end covers and tension members for simultaneously fastening the airbag and the protective covering to the housing.

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