ENGAGEMENT STRUCTURE

• US 20120112440A1
• Filed: 10/12/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Ikeda, Koji, Hirayama, Hiroyuki, ISAYAMA, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 8,360,463 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/728.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/21518 comprising a lock unlocked during deployment
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/215 characterised by the covers for the inflatable member B60R21/2176 takes precedence

Abstract

An engagement structure includes a garnish main body, a garnish lid, an engagement stop, and an engaged part. The engagement stop has an engagement protrusion and is disposed on one of the garnish main body and the garnish lid. The engagement protrusion protrudes in a direction opposite to an airbag accommodated between the pillar and the garnish main body. The engaged part is engaged to the engagement protrusion and is disposed on another of the garnish main body and the garnish lid. The engaged part has a guiding surface configured to guide the airbag during inflation.

Claims

1. An engagement structure comprising:

a garnish main body attached to a pillar of a vehicle on a vehicle interior side and having a notch at an inflation position of an airbag of a curtain airbag apparatus accommodated between the pillar and the garnish main body;

a garnish lid attached to the garnish main body to cover the notch and to be pushed out into a vehicle interior to form an opening between the garnish main body and the garnish lid when the airbag inflates;

an engagement stop having an engagement protrusion and disposed on one of the garnish main body and the garnish lid, the engagement protrusion protruding in a direction opposite to the airbag accommodated between the pillar and the garnish main body; and

an engaged part engaged to the engagement protrusion and disposed on another of the garnish main body and the garnish lid, the engaged part having a guiding surface to guide the airbag during inflation.

2. The engagement structure according to claim 1,

wherein a first sidewall part is disposed adjacent to the engagement stop in a first direction orthogonal to an inflation direction of the airbag, and the first sidewall part has an end surface including a curved surface.

3. The engagement structure according to claim 2,

wherein the curved surface of the first sidewall part is configured to guide the airbag during inflation.

4. The engagement structure according to claim 3,

wherein a second sidewall part is disposed adjacent to the engagement stop in the first direction and has an end surface including a curved surface, and

wherein the engagement stop is disposed between the first and second sidewall parts in the first direction.

5. The engagement structure according to claim 4,

wherein the curved surface of the second sidewall part is configured to guide the airbag during inflation.

6. The engagement structure according to claim 1,

wherein a rib is disposed on a surface of the engagement stop facing the airbag and is configured to guide the airbag during inflation.

7. The engagement structure according to claim 6,

wherein the engagement protrusion is disposed on an opposite side of the engagement stop to the rib.

8. The engagement structure according to claim 1,

wherein the engaged part includes an engagement hole disposed adjacent to the guiding surface, and

wherein the engagement stop is inserted into the engagement hole when the garnish lid is attached to the garnish main body.