Air bag module with deployment door
US6189916A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/2176
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle occupant safety apparatus (10) for mounting in a portion (20) of a vehicle includes a module (12). The module (12) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (30), an inflation fluid source (32), a cover (40) for the vehicle occupant protection device and the inflation fluid source, and bolts (38) for mounting the module in the vehicle portion. The module cover (40) encloses the inflation fluid source (32) and the protection device (30) when the protection device is in a deflated condition. The module cover (40) is made from a material which is flexible and wrapped around the vehicle occupant protection device (30) and the inflation fluid source (32). The apparatus also includes a deployment door (14), and tabs (90) (104) for releasably mounting the deployment door on the vehicle portion (20) for movement relative to the vehicle portion upon inflation of the protection device (30). The apparatus (10) also includes a flexible tether (16) connecting the deployment door (14) with the module (12) for limiting movement of the deployment door away from the module beyond a predetermined distance upon inflation of the protection device (30).
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