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Ageing-resistant mounting for inflatable airbag module

US8641084B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 2011
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/21512
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a mounting (4) for an inflatable airbag (6) module intended to be fitted on a lower face (3) of a motor vehicle dashboard (2). This mounting forms a firing channel in which the airbag is guided in order to be deployed towards the passenger compartment through the dashboard (2). It comprises an upper wall (9) intended to be fixed to the lower face (3) of the dashboard (2) and an upper face (18) to which the module (6) is intended to be fixed. This mounting (4) has a top portion (7) and a bottom portion (8) which are secured rigidly to one another and are produced from two different materials, with the material of the top portion (7) being more flexible than the material of the bottom portion (8). The invention applies to motor vehicle safety.

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