Air bag module
US5947510A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23123
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air bag module (20) comprising: an air bag (42) including a neck (44) through which inflation gas is received, the neck having a plurality of ends or flaps (46a-d). The module further includes a housing (22) having upper (24) and lower (26) housing members each with a respective flange (28, 50), a respective one of the flaps (46a-d) is sandwiched between the flanges. The lower housing member (26) includes an inflator-receiving portion (60), comprising a side wall (62) and opposing first and second end walls (64a, 64b), wherein each end wall includes a respective opening (66, 68). An inflator (70) is received within and supported by the inflator-receiving portion (60), the inflator includes a first end (76, 78) a part of which is received with the opening (68) in a second end wall (64b) to close the opening (68), an outwardly movable threaded nut (80, 82) for securing the inflator to the first end wall (64a), for enclosing the opening (66) in the first end wall (64a) and for generating an outward load on the first end wall (64a) and in so doing generating an outward reaction load on the second end wall (64b).
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