Airbag assembly

• US 10,640,070 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2017
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: An, Jae Hyun, Han, Seung Sik, Jung, Ik Jin, Lee, Young Pyo
• Primary Examiner(s): Vanaman, Frank B
• Application Number:
  US15/836,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20180345898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/21506 comprising tearing tabs, legs or the like for holding the lid before deployment
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/21537 characterised by hinges
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/215 characterised by the covers for the inflatable member B60R21/2176 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/217 Inflation fluid source retainers, e.g. reaction canisters; Connection of bags, covers, diffusers or inflation fluid sources therewith or together

Abstract

An airbag assembly, which is capable of facilitating a deployment of a deployment part when a passenger seat airbag is deployed, and preventing a damage of a hinge part includes: a deployment part turned and opened when an airbag disposed inside a crash pad is deployed; a hinge part fixing the deployment part to the crash pad; and a plurality of hinge protection structures formed at one end of the hinge part in order to set a deployment direction of the airbag. Each of the plurality of hinge protection structures may include a load pass hole formed at the opposite surface of a surface facing the airbag, and distributes stress applied to the hinge part when the airbag is deployed.

Claims

1. An airbag assembly, comprising:

a deployment part turned and opened when an airbag disposed inside a crash pad is deployed;

a hinge part fixing the deployment part to the crash pad; and

a plurality of hinge protection structures formed at one end of the hinge part in order to set a deployment direction of the airbag,

wherein each of the plurality of hinge protection structures comprises a surface facing the airbag and a load pass hole formed at an opposite surface of the surface facing the airbag, and distributes stress applied to the hinge part when the airbag is deployed,

wherein the hinge part comprises a double hinge protection structure, and is constructed in such a manner that the deployment part is turned with respect to a first hinge at a low temperature condition and turned with respect to a second hinge at a high temperature condition.

2. The airbag assembly of claim 1, further comprising a rupture induction structure positioned between one end of the hinge part and each of the plurality of hinge protection structures.

3. The airbag assembly of claim 2, wherein the rupture induction structure comprises:

a rupture induction hole positioned between the one end of the hinge part and each of the plurality of hinge protection structures; and

a support part positioned along the rupture induction hole so as to connect the hinge part and each of the plurality of hinge protection structures.

4. The airbag assembly of claim 3, wherein the support part is ruptured at the low temperature condition, and provides a rotation degree of freedom to the hinge part when the airbag is deployed.

5. The airbag assembly of claim 3, wherein the support part comprises a cross-section reduction part positioned between the hinge part and each of the plurality of hinge protection structures, and

the cross-section reduction part is ruptured when the airbag is deployed at the low temperature condition.

6. The airbag assembly of claim 3, wherein the support part has a preset elongation at the high temperature condition, and provides a supporting force to the hinge part to turn and open the deployment part, when the airbag is deployed.

7. The airbag assembly of claim 6, wherein when the hinge part is turned and opened, the load pass hole absorbs energy generated by the turning and opening of the deployment part.

8. The airbag assembly of claim 1, wherein the first hinge is close to the deployment part, and the second hinge is far from the deployment part.

9. The airbag assembly of claim 8, wherein when the airbag is deployed at the low temperature condition, the deployment part is turned with respect to the first hinge at a preset angle, and additionally turned with respect to the second hinge at an angle more than the preset angle.

10. The airbag assembly of claim 8, wherein when the airbag is deployed at the high temperature condition, the deployment part is turned with respect to the second hinge at a preset angle, and additionally turned with respect to the first hinge at an angle more than the preset angle.

11. The airbag assembly of claim 1, wherein the load pass hole is formed to correspond to each of the plurality of hinge protection structures.

12. The airbag assembly of claim 11, wherein the load pass hole is surrounded by ribs extended from each of the plurality of hinge protection structures.

13. The airbag assembly of claim 1, further comprising a steel bracket positioned inside the hinge part.

14. The airbag assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of hinge protection structures are positioned on a bottom surface of the hinge part and spaced with a same distance therebetween in a longitudinal direction of the hinge part.

15. The airbag assembly of claim 1, wherein the deployment part has a two-door open structure.