Adapter unit for a knee airbag
First Claim
1. An airbag for preventing the lower body portion of a vehicle occupant from being propelled during a collision, comprising:
- a front panel made from a rigid material;
a back panel made from a rigid material and attached to the front panel; and
an adapter unit in communication with the back panel and securely attachable to a diffuser portion of an inflator.
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Abstract
An adapter unit for a rigid knee airbag is provided. The adapter unit enables a rigid knee airbag to be in communication with an inflator having a diffuser portion for disseminating inflation fluid into the airbag. The rigid knee airbag includes a front panel and a back panel. The adapter unit may include an impression formed in the back panel. The inflator may include a male fastener attached to the diffuser portion of the inflator. The inflator may be inserted into a large orifice in a first substantially planar end portion of the impression such that the male fastener extends through a small orifice in a second substantially planar end portion of the impression. A female fastener may then be used to attach the inflator to the second substantially planar end portion. Alternatively, the adapter unit may include a housing that is similar to the impression formed in the back panel described above. Alternatively still, the adapter unit may include a raised portion formed in the back panel, the raised portion including an orifice having a diameter that is slightly smaller than the diameter of the diffuser portion of a disk inflator.
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51 Claims
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1. An airbag for preventing the lower body portion of a vehicle occupant from being propelled during a collision, comprising:
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a front panel made from a rigid material;
a back panel made from a rigid material and attached to the front panel; and
an adapter unit in communication with the back panel and securely attachable to a diffuser portion of an inflator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An airbag system for preventing a vehicle occupant from being propelled during a collision, comprising:
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a front panel made from a rigid material;
a back panel made from a rigid material and attached to the front panel;
an adapter unit in communication with the back panel; and
an inflator having a diffuser portion, the diffuser portion being attached to the adapter unit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An airbag system for preventing a vehicle occupant from being propelled during a collision, comprising:
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a front panel made from a rigid material, the front panel having a first side and a second side;
a decorative trim panel attached to the first side of the front panel;
a back panel made from a rigid material and attached to the second side of the front panel;
an adapter unit in communication with the back panel; and
an inflator having a diffuser portion, the diffuser portion being attached to the adapter unit. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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