Airbag cover and airbag apparatus
US7845672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/206
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airbag cover for maintaining a folded shape of an airbag when the airbag is folded and accommodated within a casing, is designed to bulge from an opening formed on a panel constituting a vehicle inner wall for deploying between the panel and an occupant. The airbag cover includes a flat structure for covering at least a side of the airbag facing the opening before a deployment, and a tear line located on the flat structure and facing the opening so as to allow the airbag to bulge from the opening when deployed by cleaving the flat structure. The tear line is located on a side closer to the occupant relative to a center of the airbag cover in a direction of a vehicle length.
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