Air bag assembly
First Claim
1. A device comprising the combination of a generally cylindrically shaped gas generator and an assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a first member including a wall extending along a length dimension, and defining an opening, the first member being at least of partial cylindrical construction;
first means, including a first portion extending through the wall, and a second portion adapted to circumferentially envelope portions of the gas generator and to secure the gas generator to the first means positioned inboard from ends of the first member and ends of the gas generator.
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Abstract
An assembly comprising:
a hollow cylindrical member or can including an opening into which a gas generator may be inserted, the gas generator of the type responsive to a control signal, for generating gas to inflate an air bag. The assembly including the air bag, for protecting, when activated, an occupant of a vehicle, comprising an inflatable bag or sack, disposed in a compacted or stored condition, during periods prior to deployment, proximate a side of the cylindrical member containing at least one aperture, the inflatable bag, including an open end disposed about the cylindrical member to receive the gas and including relatively opposing flaps extending from proximate the open end and adapted to envelop the cylindrical member, the flaps, proximate a side of the cylindrical member, away from the at least one aperture, disposed in an overlapping, condition, one to the other. A band of tearable material is provided to secure the air bag in its stored or predeployment condition.
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47 Claims
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1. A device comprising the combination of a generally cylindrically shaped gas generator and an assembly, the assembly comprising:
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a first member including a wall extending along a length dimension, and defining an opening, the first member being at least of partial cylindrical construction; first means, including a first portion extending through the wall, and a second portion adapted to circumferentially envelope portions of the gas generator and to secure the gas generator to the first means positioned inboard from ends of the first member and ends of the gas generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly for supporting a generally cylindrically shaped gas generator comprising:
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a first member including a wall defining an opening and means for positionally stabilizing a clamp means, the stabilizing means comprising, on an interior portion of the wall of the first member, a projecting member; first means extending through the wall for securing a gas generator within the first member, wherein the first member includes the clamp means for enveloping a portion of the gas generator including a loop portion into which the gas generator may be received and secured and a portion (262) extending through the first member, the loop portion juxtaposed with means for positionally stabilizing the clamp means, and wherein the extending portion is threaded for attachment to a cooperating structure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An assembly for supporting a generally cylindrically shaped gas generator comprising:
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a first member including a wall defining an opening; first means extending through the wall for securing the gas generator within the first member, wherein the first means is positioned within the first member and wherein the first means includes clamp means adapted to envelope a portion of the gas generator and wherein the clamp means includes at least one substantially flat band or strap formed as a loop into which the gas generator is received and secured. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An air bag assembly comprising:
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gas generator means, of general cylindrical construction, for generating, upon activation, gas to deploy an air bag; means, situated proximate the ends of the gas generator, for securing the gas generator means and adapted to secure the gas generator means directly to a structure;
wherein the securing means includes;clamp means, comformal to the exterior shape of the gas generator means, for encircling a portion of the gas generator. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An assembly comprising a generally cylindrically shaped gas generator for generating gases to inflate an air bag, the gas generator including a first wall having a thickened portion adapted to receive at least one fastener;
a first member including a second wall, approximately the same length as the first wall, defining a flow opening relative to the gas generator through which the generated gases flow, the first member being at least of partial cylindrical construction and including one aperture for each fastener;
wherein each such fastener is received in its corresponding aperture and secured to the thickened portion of the first wall to attach the gas generator to the first member.- View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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