Curtain-shield airbag clip and assemblies using the clip
First Claim
1. A clip for attaching an attaching member for a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel, comprising:
- a pin, and a bushing for receiving the pin, wherein;
the bushing has a leg that is inserted into an attachment hole in the airbag attaching member and into an attachment hole in the body panel, and a flange integral with the leg for holding the airbag attaching member in cooperation with the body panel;
the bushing has a bore through the flange and the leg into which the pin can be inserted;
the leg has an external flexibly supported engagement piece capable of engaging edge regions of the hole in the airbag attaching member and the hole in the body panel;
the engagement piece is configured so as to be in a permanently fixed condition with flexure thereof toward the inside of the bore prevented when the pin is inserted into the bore to a permanently fixing position, and so as to be in a provisionally fixed condition, with flexure toward the inside of the bore permitted, when the pin is not inserted into the bore to the permanently fixing position; and
a partition plate is integrally formed at a flange edge, so as to stand from the flange edge to form a partition between the main airbag unit of the curtain-shield airbag and part of the flange at which there is an opening to the bore.
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Abstract
A clip for attaching a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel of a vehicle comprises a bushing and a pin. The bushing has a flange with a leg extending therefrom. A bore extends through the flange and into the leg for receiving the pin. Outer surfaces of the leg have engagement pieces with shoulders for coupling the bushing to edge regions of a body panel hole into which the leg is inserted. The pin and the bushing are capable of being coupled in a provisionally fixed condition or a permanently fixed condition. When the pin is partially inserted into the bore, the engagement pieces are permitted to flex inwardly of the bore, but when the pin is fully inserted, such inward flexing is prevented. The flange has a wall that provides a partition between the main airbag unit and the entrance hole of the bore in the flange.
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. A clip for attaching an attaching member for a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel, comprising:
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a pin, and a bushing for receiving the pin, wherein;
the bushing has a leg that is inserted into an attachment hole in the airbag attaching member and into an attachment hole in the body panel, and a flange integral with the leg for holding the airbag attaching member in cooperation with the body panel;
the bushing has a bore through the flange and the leg into which the pin can be inserted;
the leg has an external flexibly supported engagement piece capable of engaging edge regions of the hole in the airbag attaching member and the hole in the body panel;
the engagement piece is configured so as to be in a permanently fixed condition with flexure thereof toward the inside of the bore prevented when the pin is inserted into the bore to a permanently fixing position, and so as to be in a provisionally fixed condition, with flexure toward the inside of the bore permitted, when the pin is not inserted into the bore to the permanently fixing position; and
a partition plate is integrally formed at a flange edge, so as to stand from the flange edge to form a partition between the main airbag unit of the curtain-shield airbag and part of the flange at which there is an opening to the bore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A clip for attaching an attaching member for a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel, comprising:
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a bushing having a flange and a leg extending from the flange at one side thereof, the bushing having a bore extending through the flange and into the leg from an opening at an opposite side of the flange, the leg having an opening in a side wall thereof and having a protrusion from the side wall, flexibly mounted on the side wall at a root end of the protrusion remote from the flange, for movement into and out of the bore through the opening in the side wall, the protrusion tapering outwardly of the side wall from the root end to an opposite free end of the protrusion and having a shoulder at the free end for engaging an edge region of a hole in a panel through which the leg is inserted; and
a pin constructed for insertion into the bore of the bushing to a permanently fixed position at which the pin is held in the bore and blocks movement of the protrusion into the bore. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A bushing for use in attaching an attaching member for a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel, wherein the bushing comprises:
a flange and a leg extending from the flange at one side thereof, the bushing having a bore extending through the flange and into the leg from an opening at an opposite side of the flange, the leg having an opening in a side wall thereof and having a protrusion from the side wall, flexibly mounted on the side wall at a root end of the protrusion remote from the flange, for movement into and out of the bore through the opening in the side wall, the protrusion tapering outwardly of the side wall from the root end to an opposite free end of the protrusion and having a shoulder at the free end for engaging an edge region of a hole in a panel through which the leg is inserted.
Specification