Bracket for securing side airbag for automotive vehicle

• US 20090072521A1
• Filed: 09/09/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Autoliv Development AB (Autoliv Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Autoliv Development AB (Autoliv Incorporated)
• Inventors: Choi, Kyun-soon, Lee, Dong-jun, Oh, Eun-hwan, Jang, Myung-ryun, Kim, Tae-woo, Yoo, Byoung-sun
• Granted Patent: US 7,695,000 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/728.200
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/30 Trim molding fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/47 Strap-end-attaching devices

Abstract

There is provided a bracket for securing a side airbag for an automotive vehicle. The bracket includes a bracket which connects a connection strap, connected to the side airbag, to a pillar of the vehicle, and wherein the bracket includes: an installation aperture to be secured to the pillar; and a fixing bracket aperture through which the connection strap connected to the side airbag passes, and wherein the fixing bracket aperture includes: a fixing bracket central aperture through which the connection strap passes; and extension apertures formed at both ends of the fixing bracket central aperture and each having a greater width than that of the fixing bracket central aperture.

Claims

1. A bracket for securing a side airbag for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

a bracket which connects a connection strap, connected to the side airbag, to a pillar of the vehicle, and

wherein the bracket comprises;

an installation aperture to be secured to the pillar; and

a fixing bracket aperture through which the connection strap connected to the side airbag passes, and

wherein the fixing bracket aperture comprises;

a fixing bracket central aperture through which the connection strap passes; and

extension apertures formed at both ends of the fixing bracket central aperture and each having a greater width than that of the fixing bracket central aperture.

2. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein connection parts where the fixing bracket central aperture is connected to the extension apertures respectively include a slope surface.

3. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein hooking protrusions are formed in corners of the connection parts where the fixing bracket central aperture is connected to the extension apertures;

the hooking protrusions are respectively formed towards a length direction end of the fixing bracket.

4. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein curved parts are formed to be bulged towards a center of the fixing bracket central aperture, so that the width between both sides of the fixing bracket central aperture becomes gradually narrower towards the center of the fixing bracket central aperture.

5. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein a bending processed part is formed between the installation aperture and the fixing bracket aperture of the fixing bracket.

6. The bracket according to claim 5, wherein the fixing bracket aperture is formed at least at a portion of the bending processed part.

7. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein a hook is formed at a side of the fixing bracket.