Add-on inflatable curtain deployment ramp to center pillar trim
US7578521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2013/0287
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pillar trim component can include a main body member and a separately formed airbag support member having an integrally formed inflatable curtain deployment trajectory ramp surface, and complementary interconnecting shaped portions formed on the main body member and the airbag support member for interlocking assembly of a subassembly of the airbag support member to the main body member prior to installation in a motor vehicle. The complementary interconnecting shaped portions, when assembled, prevent unintended disassembly of the subassembly. An airbag positioning portion can be defined by at least a portion of an upwardly extending wall of the airbag support member angled inboard toward the main body member. A headliner retaining portion can be defined by a recess formed between the deployment surface and the main body member.
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