Air bag device and method of producing same
First Claim
1. An air bag device comprising:
- an air bag having a mouth portion, said mouth portion including first and second outside sewed parts and a center non-sewed part, each outside sewed part being provided by sewing mutually facing side end sections of said mouth portion, said center non-sewed part including two mutually facing center end sections each having bolt openings and a leading end, said two mutually facing center end sectins extending toward each other and put on each other;
an elongate gas generator having bolts extendign therefrom, said gas generator being substantially entirely received in said mouth portion having said bolts exposed to the outside throug said bolt openings of said two mutuallly facing center end sections;
a housing for receiving a unit including said air bag and said gas generator, said housing having bolt openings through which said bolts pass; and
nuts engaged with said bolts to secure said unit to said housing;
wherein one of said mutually facing center end sections is formed with laterally spaced slits.
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Abstract
An air bag device comprises an air bag. The bag has a mouth portion which includes first and second outside sewed parts and a center non-sewed part. Each outside sewed part is provided by sewing mutually facing side end sections of the mouth portion and the center non-sewed part includes two mutually facing center end sections each having bolt openings. An elongate gas generator has bolts extending therefrom. The gas generator is substantially entirely received in the mouth portion having the bolts exposed to the outside through the bolt openings of the two mutually facing center end sections. A housing is employed for receiving a unit including the air bag and the gas generator. The housing has bolt openings through which the bolts pass. Nuts are engaged with the bolts to secure the unit to the housing.
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4 Claims
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1. An air bag device comprising:
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an air bag having a mouth portion, said mouth portion including first and second outside sewed parts and a center non-sewed part, each outside sewed part being provided by sewing mutually facing side end sections of said mouth portion, said center non-sewed part including two mutually facing center end sections each having bolt openings and a leading end, said two mutually facing center end sectins extending toward each other and put on each other; an elongate gas generator having bolts extendign therefrom, said gas generator being substantially entirely received in said mouth portion having said bolts exposed to the outside throug said bolt openings of said two mutuallly facing center end sections; a housing for receiving a unit including said air bag and said gas generator, said housing having bolt openings through which said bolts pass; and nuts engaged with said bolts to secure said unit to said housing; wherein one of said mutually facing center end sections is formed with laterally spaced slits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeIkeda Bussan Co., Ltd. (Johnson Controls International plc)
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Original AssigneeIkeda Bussan Co., Ltd. (Johnson Controls International plc)
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InventorsHamada, Shinji
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Primary Examiner(s)Dickson, Paul N.
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Application NumberUS08/975,060Time in Patent Office747 DaysField of Search280/743.1, 280/741, 280/732, 280/740US Class Current280/743.1CPC Class CodesB60R 21/23 Inflatable members B60R21/1...
