Fastenerless airbag mounting

• US 5,516,146 A
• Filed: 11/30/1994
• Issued: 05/14/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc. (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alliedsignal Inc. (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Inventors: Kopitzke, Daniel F.
• Primary Examiner(s): FERRITER, KARIN L
• Application Number:
  US08/346,963
• Time in Patent Office: 531 Days
• Field of Search: 280/743 R, 280/743 A, 280/732, 280/728 A, 280/729, 280/739, 280/740, 280/743.1, 280/743.2, 280/728.2
• US Class Current: 280/728.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23123 Heat protection panels
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2171 specially adapted for elongated cylindrical or bottle-like inflators with a symmetry axis perpendicular to the main direction of bag deployment, e.g. extruded reaction canisters B60R21/2176 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/233 comprising a plurality of individual compartments; comprising two or more bag-like members, one within the other B60R21/232 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2346 Soft diffusers

Abstract

An air bag (20) having a face portion (22) and a rear portion (24) generally opposite the face portion which define a cushion inflatable in response to inflation gas. The rear portion is closed with the exception of two inflator receiving openings (28a,b) for receipt of an inflator (50). The body of the inflator is received through both openings.

Claims

1. A device (20) comprising:

a cushion inflatable in response to inflation gas, having a flexible face portion (22) and a flexible rear portion (24) generally opposite the face portion,

the rear portion including an inflator receiving first means comprising two, spaced openings (28a,b) of sufficient size to receive an inflator (50), the openings initially oriented on the rear portion such that an axis through the center of each opening extends away from the rear portion and when in an inflator receiving position the rear portion is bendable such that the openings are facing one another;

an inflator and

a housing (80) including at least one c-shaped clamp radially received about the inflator with a portion of the cushion received between the inflator and the clamp for holding the inflator and cushion.

2. The device as defined in claim 1 including a breakable cover (92) secured to the housing to protect the cushion and inflator when closed.