Air bag apparatus for vehicle
First Claim
1. An air bag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- an air bag module body housing, an air bag disposed below an underside of an instrument panel, said air bag inflating, upon detection of a crash of the vehicle thereby opening a tear seam portion of an air bag cover situated within an opening of said instrument panel, a lid bracket connected to said air bag cover, and panel brackets attached directly to the underside of said instrument panel, wherein said air bag cover is fixed, via said lid bracket, to said panel brackets after said air bag cover is inserted into the opening of said instrument panel from a top surface side thereof; and
further, said air bag module body housing is secured to said panel brackets.
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Abstract
The invention has an object to improve easiness and certainty of the mounting operation of an air bag lid onto an opening of an instrument panel, and upon expanding operation of the air bag, increase the opening area of the air bag lid opening so as not to prevent expansion of the spreading air bag in the passenger compartment. A lid bracket 34 is connected to an air bag lid 15. The air bag lid 15 is secured through the lid bracket 34 to a panel bracket 32 provided on the back of the instrument panel 11 from the surface side of the instrument panel 11. Then, an air bag module body 12 is secured to the panel bracket 32 from the back side of the instrument panel 11. Further, collars 19 pierced with engagement holes 20 on the back thereof are provided on the air bag lid 15. Insertion spaces 36 for insertion of collars 19 and setup claws 37 for engagement in the engagement holes 20 of collars 19 inserted into the insertion spaces 36 are formed in the lid bracket 34.
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14 Claims
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1. An air bag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- an air bag module body housing, an air bag disposed below an underside of an instrument panel, said air bag inflating, upon detection of a crash of the vehicle thereby opening a tear seam portion of an air bag cover situated within an opening of said instrument panel, a lid bracket connected to said air bag cover, and panel brackets attached directly to the underside of said instrument panel, wherein said air bag cover is fixed, via said lid bracket, to said panel brackets after said air bag cover is inserted into the opening of said instrument panel from a top surface side thereof; and
further, said air bag module body housing is secured to said panel brackets. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- an air bag module body housing, an air bag disposed below an underside of an instrument panel, said air bag inflating, upon detection of a crash of the vehicle thereby opening a tear seam portion of an air bag cover situated within an opening of said instrument panel, a lid bracket connected to said air bag cover, and panel brackets attached directly to the underside of said instrument panel, wherein said air bag cover is fixed, via said lid bracket, to said panel brackets after said air bag cover is inserted into the opening of said instrument panel from a top surface side thereof; and
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3. An air bag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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an instrument panel having a top surface, a cover receiving opening having a first edge and an opposite second edge; a cover, and a housing means for holding a portion of the cover; the cover sized to fit within the opening including; a top surface; a first side having hinge means, below the top surface, for enabling the cover to rotate thereabout upon inflation of an air bag, and an opposite second side including attachment means having a tearable portion which is torn apart by the inflating air bag enabling the cover to rotate about the hinge means; the first side including; a first set of tabs (17) extending from an underside of the cover, each tab received within a corresponding clip (18) that is fit into and adjacent one edge of the instrument panel opening for permitting the top surfaces of the cover and of the instrument panel to be aligned to each other independent of any interconnection between the cover and the housing means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An air bag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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an instrument panel having a top surface, a cover receiving opening having a first edge and an opposite second edge; a cover, and housing means for holding a portion of the cover; the cover sized to fit within the opening including; a top surface; a first side having hinge means, below the top surface, for enabling the cover to rotate thereabout upon inflation of an air bag, and an opposite second side including attachment means having a tearable portion which is torn apart by the inflating air bag enabling the cover to rotate about the hinge means; the first side including; a first set of tabs (17) extending from an underside of the cover, each tab received within a tab opening in the instrument panel and loosely secured thereto by a corresponding clip (18) operatively connected to a corresponding tab for permitting the top surfaces of the cover and of the instrument panel to be aligned to each other independent of any interconnection between the cover and the housing means and the housing means including bracket means for loosely securing a portion of the hinge means thereto. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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