Airbag module case for side impact airbag module
First Claim
1. A thermoplastic airbag module case for use with a side impact airbag module adapted to mount on the exterior of a motor vehicle seat and including an airbag cushion and inflator assembly having a folded airbag cushion and an inflator connected together so that inflation gas from the inflator will inflate the airbag cushion, the airbag module case comprising:
- an assembly cover sized and shaped to substantially cover the airbag cushion and inflator assembly of the side-impact airbag module when the airbag module is mounted to the exterior of the motor vehicle seat, the assembly cover having a decorative outer surface and at least one edge defining an open base sized and shaped to receive the airbag cushion and inflator assembly; and
at least two flexible, opposed retainer arms extending from the at least one edge of the assembly cover, the opposed retainer arms being sized and shaped to substantially encircle the airbag cushion and inflator assembly with each retainer arm defining at least one projection receiving aperture located adjacent a distal end of the retainer arm for receiving at least one projection extending from the airbag cushion and inflator assembly to secure the airbag module case to the side-impact airbag module.
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Abstract
An airbag module case for use with a side-impact airbag module including an airbag cushion and inflator assembly, and two mounting projections extending from the airbag cushion and inflator assembly and. The airbag module case includes an assembly cover and two unitary, flexible retainer arms. The assembly cover is sized and shaped to substantially cover the airbag cushion and inflator assembly, and has an open base sized to receive the airbag cushion and inflator assembly. The open base is partly defined by a first side edge and a second side edge of the assembly cover and a first retainer arm extends from the first side edge and a second retainer arm extends from the second side edge. The first retainer arm defines two spaced-apart projection-receiving holes, and the second retainer arm also defines two spaced-apart projection-receiving holes. The opposed retainer arms are sized and shaped to encircle or tightly hug the airbag cushion and inflator assembly with distal ends of the opposed retainer arms overlapping and positioned so that the two mounting projections extending from the airbag cushion and inflator assembly extend through the two projection-receiving holes defined by the first retainer arm and the two projection-receiving holes defined by the second retainer arm to secure the airbag module case to the airbag module.
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16 Claims
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1. A thermoplastic airbag module case for use with a side impact airbag module adapted to mount on the exterior of a motor vehicle seat and including an airbag cushion and inflator assembly having a folded airbag cushion and an inflator connected together so that inflation gas from the inflator will inflate the airbag cushion, the airbag module case comprising:
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an assembly cover sized and shaped to substantially cover the airbag cushion and inflator assembly of the side-impact airbag module when the airbag module is mounted to the exterior of the motor vehicle seat, the assembly cover having a decorative outer surface and at least one edge defining an open base sized and shaped to receive the airbag cushion and inflator assembly; and at least two flexible, opposed retainer arms extending from the at least one edge of the assembly cover, the opposed retainer arms being sized and shaped to substantially encircle the airbag cushion and inflator assembly with each retainer arm defining at least one projection receiving aperture located adjacent a distal end of the retainer arm for receiving at least one projection extending from the airbag cushion and inflator assembly to secure the airbag module case to the side-impact airbag module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A side-impact airbag module adapted to mount on the exterior of a motor vehicle seat, the airbag module comprising:
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an airbag cushion and inflator assembly having a folded airbag cushion and an inflator connected together so that inflation gas from the inflator will inflate the airbag cushion; and a thermoplastic airbag module case including an assembly cover substantially covering the airbag cushion and inflator assembly when the airbag module is mounted to the exterior of the motor vehicle seat, the assembly cover having a decorative outer cover and at least one edge defining an open base receiving the airbag cushion and inflator assembly, and at least two flexible, opposed retainer arms extending from the at least one edge of the assembly cover, each retainer arm defining at least one projection receiving aperture located adjacent a distal end of the retainer arm, the opposed retainer arms substantially encircling the airbag cushion and inflator assembly and positioned so that at least one projection extending from the airbag cushion and inflator assembly extends through the at least one projection receiving aperture of each retainer arm securing the airbag module case to the airbag cushion and inflator assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification