Patent · US Expired

Airbag housing and cover

US6375215B1 · kind B1 · utility

3Cited by

6References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Breed Automotive Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Hubert Ross · Neu-Anspach, DE
Andreas Staub · Sulzbach am Main, DE
Frank Sauberlich · Wiesbaden, DE
Matthias Volkmann · Kronberg, DE
Dirk Roosen · Gerolzhofen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 16, 1999
Grant date	Apr 23, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R21/2171
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airbag arrangement comprising: an airbag; a housing (1), formed of plastics material, for containing the airbag in a deflated, folded condition; a cover (5), formed of flexible material, and attached to the airbag housing (1) by a seal around a substantial portion of the periphery of the housing (1). The seal may be by heat or pressure sensitive glue, by ultrasonic or vibration welding or by deformable lugs (9). This arrangement is cheaper to produce and quicker to assemble, and has the advantage of being generally tamper-proof, since any tampering with the package will be immediately evident from detachment of the cover or tears therein.

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