Vehicle air bag with continuous frame retainer
First Claim
1. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
- an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag;
said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container;
said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components connected with each other to form a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container; and
each of said selected portions of said frame component having a tubular configuration.
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Abstract
An air bag subassembly has a specially designed continuous frame retainer incorporated into an air bag to enable the air bag to be coupled to the walls of an air bag container. The continuous frame retainer is configured to enable the retainer to be located inside the walls of the container. The continuous frame retainer comprises a plurality of frame components which are coupled with each other. A portion of each of the frame components has a tubular configuration with fastening structure which enables the continuous frame retainer to be fastened to the walls of the container. The frame components are formed of high carbon steel. Such material, and the tubular configuration of the portions of the frame components, provide high resistance to "fishmouthing" of the walls of the container during deployment of the air bag.
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26 Claims
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1. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
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an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag; said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container; said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components connected with each other to form a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container; and each of said selected portions of said frame component having a tubular configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
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an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag; said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container; said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components connected with each other by a connecting structure to form a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining a fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container; and said connecting structure being adjustable to enable a width dimension of said continuous frame to be selectively adjustable over a predetermined ranges. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
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an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag; said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container; said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components connected with each other to form a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container; each of said selected portions of said frame component having a tubular configuration; wherein said mouth of said air bag comprises a continuous closed tubular channel in which said retainer is retained.
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23. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
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an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag; said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container; and said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components connected with each other to form a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container.
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24. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
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an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag; said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container; said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components which form a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container; and each of said selected portions of said frame component having a tubular configuration.
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25. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
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an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag; said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container; said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components forming a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container; and said connecting structure being adjustable to enable a width dimension of said continuous frame to be selectively adjustable over a predetermined ranges.
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26. An air bag subassembly for installation in an air bag container having wall structure, a portion of said wall structure defining a deployment opening for an air bag, said air bag subassembly comprising:
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an inflatable air bag and a retainer coupled with said inflatable air bag, said air bag having a portion defining a fluid opening, said retainer being coupled with the portion of the air bag defining the fluid opening to form a mouth of the air bag; said retainer having a shape to enable the mouth of the air bag to be located on the inside of the wall structure of the container. said retainer comprising a plurality of frame components forming a continuous frame, selected portions of said plurality of frame components defining fastening structure which enables the continuous frame to be fastened to the wall structure of the container; each of said selected portions of said frame component having a tubular configuration; wherein said mouth of said air bag comprises a continuous closed tubular channel in which said retainer is retained.
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Specification