MOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIRBAGS
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:
- an inflator that comprises a mounting stem;
an inflatable airbag cushion that defines a cavity, wherein the airbag cushion comprises a first opening sized to receive at least a portion of the inflator into the cavity and a second opening through which the mounting stem of the inflator can extend from the cavity to an exterior of the airbag cushion; and
a mounting assembly that comprises a plate and an elongated fastener, wherein the elongated fastener is fixedly secured to the plate, and wherein the plate is coupled to the airbag cushion without the elongated fastener extending into the interior cavity of the airbag cushion.
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Abstract
An airbag cushion assembly can include a mounting assembly and an airbag cushion. The mounting assembly includes a plate which may be coupled to the airbag cushion, and which may also include a fastener which is used to attach the assembly to a vehicle.
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an inflator that comprises a mounting stem; an inflatable airbag cushion that defines a cavity, wherein the airbag cushion comprises a first opening sized to receive at least a portion of the inflator into the cavity and a second opening through which the mounting stem of the inflator can extend from the cavity to an exterior of the airbag cushion; and a mounting assembly that comprises a plate and an elongated fastener, wherein the elongated fastener is fixedly secured to the plate, and wherein the plate is coupled to the airbag cushion without the elongated fastener extending into the interior cavity of the airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an airbag cushion having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface of the airbag cushion defines a cavity, and wherein the exterior surface comprises an attachment region; and a plate at an exterior of the airbag cushion, wherein the plate is coupled to the airbag cushion such that the plate is restricted to the attachment region; and an elongated fastener attached to the plate, wherein the elongated fastener extends from the plate in a direction that is away from the exterior surface of the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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- 17. The airbag assembly of claim 17, wherein a periphery of the plate is shaped to cooperate with a periphery of the pocket to restrict the plate from rotating about an axis defined by the elongated fastener within the pocket.
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18. The airbag assembly of claim 18, wherein the plate comprises one or more corners.
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24. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an airbag cushion defining an inflatable cavity at an interior thereof; and an mounting assembly permanently secured to the airbag cushion, wherein the mounting assembly comprises; an elongated fastener that comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the elongated fastener is at an exterior of the airbag cushion; a plate attached to the fastener; and an attachment element that extends through the airbag cushion to limit movement of the plate relative to the airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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