Apparatus and method for maintaining a uniform gap between an airbag module and its surrounding structure
US6874808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Q5/003
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for maintaining a uniform gap between the periphery of an airbag module and its surrounding structure, comprising: at least one bushing having a protrusion depending outwardly from a surface of the bushing; and at least one insulator having a first bushing opening being configured to allow a portion the bushing to be slidably received therein, the bushing opening being configured to define a limit of travel of the portion of the bushings within the bushing opening.
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