PASSENGER SIDE ACTIVE KNEE BOLSTER
First Claim
1. An energy management system for mounting in a vehicle, the energy management system comprising:
- an inflatable bolster for mounting in a glove box door of a glove box of the vehicle, the inflatable bolster including an expansible hollow interior, an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior, a front wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the glove box on inflation of the expansible hollow interior, and a back wall located between the expansible hollow interior and the glove box; and
a support structure for mounting to the inflatable bolster, the support structure being operable to resist the back wall being forced into the glove box due to inflation of the inflatable bolster.
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Abstract
An energy management system for mounting in a vehicle, the energy management system comprising an inflatable bolster for mounting in a glove box door of a glove box of the vehicle, the inflatable bolster including an expansible hollow interior, an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior, a front wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the glove box on inflation of the expansible hollow interior, and a back wall located between the expansible hollow interior and the glove box, and a support structure for mounting to the inflatable bolster, the support structure being operable to resist the back wall being forced into the glove box due to inflation of the inflatable bolster.
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23 Claims
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1. An energy management system for mounting in a vehicle, the energy management system comprising:
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an inflatable bolster for mounting in a glove box door of a glove box of the vehicle, the inflatable bolster including an expansible hollow interior, an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior, a front wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the glove box on inflation of the expansible hollow interior, and a back wall located between the expansible hollow interior and the glove box; and a support structure for mounting to the inflatable bolster, the support structure being operable to resist the back wall being forced into the glove box due to inflation of the inflatable bolster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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12. A method of assembling an energy management system for mounting in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing an inflatable bolster for mounting in a glove box door of a glove box of the vehicle, the inflatable bolster including an expansible hollow interior, an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior, a front wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the glove box on inflation of the expansible hollow interior, a back wall located between the expansible hollow interior and the glove box; and
a vent aperture for facilitating deflation of the inflatable bolster;providing an internal support structure, and an external support structure; inserting the internal support structure into the expansible hollow interior via the vent aperture; and engaging the internal support structure with the external support structure to form a unitary support structure that is operable to bending due to a force of inflation of the inflatable bolster.
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13. An energy management system and glove box compartment for mounting in a vehicle, the energy management system and glove box compartment comprising:
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a glove box for mounting in the vehicle, the glove box having a glove box door and a glove box interior dimension; an inflatable bolster for mounting in the glove box door of the glove box, the inflatable bolster including an expansible hollow interior, an inflator module for inflating the expansible hollow interior, a front wall for projecting inwardly into the vehicle and away from the glove box on inflation of the expansible hollow interior, and a back wall located between the expansible hollow interior and the glove box; and
,a support structure for mounting to the inflatable bolster, the support structure having a support structure dimension larger than the glove box dimension, and spanning the glove box dimension, the support structure being operable to the back wall being forced into the glove box due to inflation of the inflatable bolster.
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