Guide plate for side air bag

• US 20070241543A1
• Filed: 04/03/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autoliv AB (Autoliv Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Delphi Corporation (Aptiv PLC)
• Inventors: Choi, Kyun-soon, Lee, Dong-jun, Oh, Eun-hwan, Jang, Myung-ryun, Kim, Tae-woo, Yoo, Byoung-sun
• Granted Patent: US 8,141,897 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/730.200
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/161 characterised by additional means for controlling deployment trajectory
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/232 Curtain-type airbags deploying mainly in a vertical direction from their top edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/18 Management of setup rejection or failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/04 Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks

Abstract

There is provided a guide plate for a side air bag. The guide plate includes a fastening member fastened to an inner surface of a vehicle body, a support member bent from a lower end of the fastening member and extending toward a passenger space of a vehicle, and a retaining member extending from a surface of the fastening member toward the passenger space of the vehicle. As the guide plate prevents a side air bag tube from being deployed in an upward direction, force for deploying the side air bag tube is not spread but concentrated to allow the side air bag tube to be properly deployed by opening a head liner.

Claims

1. A guide plate for a side air bag, comprising:

a fastening member fastened to an inner surface of a vehicle body;

a support member bent from a lower end of the fastening member and extending toward a passenger space of a vehicle; and

a retaining member extending from the fastening member at the upper part of the support toward the passenger space of the vehicle.

2. The guide plate according to claim 1, wherein an extended member is integrally formed on one lengthwise end of the support member.

3. The guide plate according to claim 1, wherein extended members are respectively and integrally formed on both lengthwise ends of the support member.

4. The guide plate according to claims 1, wherein an extended retaining member is integrally formed on one lengthwise end of the retaining member to extend toward an inflator.

5. The guide plate according to claims 1, wherein extended retaining members are respectively and integrally formed on both lengthwise end of the retaining member.

6. The guide plate according to claims 1, wherein an engagement member is formed by being bent on a distal end of the retaining member.

7. The guide plate according to claims 1, wherein a guide member is formed by being bent on a distal end of the support member.

8. A guide plate for a side air bag, including a fastening member fastened to an inner surface of a vehicle body and a support member bent from a lower end of the fastening member to support a lower surface of the side air bag, the guide plate comprising:

a reinforcing support member extending from a distal end of the support member toward a passenger space of a vehicle, to support an air bag housing when an air bag tube received in the side air bag is deployed.

11. The guide plate according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of holes are defined through the reinforcing support member to be arranged with one another in a lengthwise direction of vehicle.

12. The guide plate according to claim 11, wherein the holes defined through the reinforcing support member comprise slots.

13. The guide plate according to claim 8, wherein a notch is formed on a lower surface or each of upper and lower surfaces of the reinforcing support member to extend in the lengthwise direction of vehicle.

14. The guide plate according to claim 8, wherein a coating layer made of synthetic resin or fabric is formed on an outer surface of the reinforcing support member.

9. A guide plate for a side air bag, including a fastening member fastened to an inner surface of a vehicle body and a support member bent from a lower end of the fastening member to support a lower surface of the side air bag, the guide plate comprising:

a reinforcing support member capable of being moved toward the passenger space of the vehicle by guide means on a distal end of the support member toward a passenger space of a vehicle, to support an air bag housing when an air bag tube received in the side air bag is deployed.

10. The guide plate according to claim 9, wherein the guide means comprises through-holes which are defined adjacent to the distal end of the support member, slots which are defined through the reinforcing support member, correspond to the respective through-holes and extend toward the passenger space of the vehicle, and bolts and nuts which are locked with each other through the through-holes and the slots.

15. A guide plate for a side air bag, comprising:

a fastening member fastened to an inner surface of a vehicle body;

a support member bent from a lower end of the fastening member toward a passenger space of a vehicle; and

a bent member formed on a distal end of the support member.

16. The guide plate according to claim 15, wherein the bent member is formed in the shape of ‘

L’

.

17. The guide plate according to claim 15, wherein the bent member is formed to have an inclined shape.

18. The guide plate according to claim 15, wherein the bent member is positioned higher than or at the same height as an upper end of a center pillar trim.

19. The guide plate according to claim 18, wherein a plurality of slots are defined through the guide plate.

20. The guide plate according to claim 18, wherein a coating layer is formed on outer surfaces of the support member and the bent member.

21. The guide plate according to claim 20, wherein the coating layer is made of synthetic resin or fabric.