Seat mounted air bag module
First Claim
1. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
- a seat for the vehicle occupant, said seat including a seat frame member having at least one mounting opening, said one mounting opening having an elongate, slot configuration including a first portion and a second portion;
a module including an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, an inflator for inflating said inflatable device, and at least one mounting pin;
said one mounting pin being insertable into said first portion of said one mounting opening and being movable in a first direction along said one mounting opening from said first portion to said second portion of said one mounting opening;
said mounting pin and said seat frame member having cooperating portions which secure said mounting pin in said second portion of said one mounting opening to secure said module to said seat frame member.
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (14) comprises a seat (12) for the vehicle occupant. The seat (12) includes a seat frame member (20) having at least one mounting opening (60). The mounting opening (60) has an elongate configuration including a first portion (62) and a second portion (64). The apparatus (10) also comprises an air bag module (70) that has at least one mounting pin (80). The mounting pin (80) is insertable into the first portion (62) of the mounting opening (60) and is movable along the opening from the first portion to the second portion (64) of the opening. The mounting pin (80) and the seat frame member (70) have cooperating portions (92, 46, 48) that secure the mounting pin in the second portion (64) of the mounting opening (60) to secure the module (70) to the seat frame member.
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Citations
10 Claims
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1. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
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a seat for the vehicle occupant, said seat including a seat frame member having at least one mounting opening, said one mounting opening having an elongate, slot configuration including a first portion and a second portion;
a module including an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, an inflator for inflating said inflatable device, and at least one mounting pin;
said one mounting pin being insertable into said first portion of said one mounting opening and being movable in a first direction along said one mounting opening from said first portion to said second portion of said one mounting opening;
said mounting pin and said seat frame member having cooperating portions which secure said mounting pin in said second portion of said one mounting opening to secure said module to said seat frame member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
said seat frame member has a plurality of mounting openings each having an elongate configuration including a first portion and a second portion;
said module includes a plurality of mounting pins, each one of said mounting pins being insertable into a first portion of a respective one of said mounting openings and being movable in a first direction along said opening from said first portion to said second portion of said opening; and
said mounting pins and said seat frame member have cooperating portions that secure said mounting pins in said second portions of said mounting openings to secure said module to said seat frame member.
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7. An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein each one of said mounting pins has a stem portion and a head portion.
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8. An apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein each one of said mounting openings comprises a slot in said seat frame member and said stem portions of said mounting pins extend through said slots.
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9. An apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein said seat frame member has a base portion and a plurality of projecting mounting brackets, each one of said mounting openings being associated with a respective one of said mounting brackets.
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10. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
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a seat for the vehicle occupant, said seat including a seat frame member having at least one mounting opening, said one mounting opening having an elongate configuration including a first portion and a second portion; and
a module including an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device, an inflator for inflating said inflatable device, and at least one mounting pin;
movement of said module along said seat frame member in said first direction producing movement of said module relative to said seat frame member in a second direction, said second direction being transverse to said first direction, said one mounting pin being insertable into said first portion of said one mounting opening and being movable in a first direction along said one mounting opening from said first portion to said second portion of said one mounting opening;
said mounting pin and said seat frame member having cooperating portions which secure said mounting pin in said second portion of said one mounting opening to secure said module to said seat frame member.
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Specification