Air bag device for passenger's seat
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1. An air bag device for a front seat passenger comprising:
- a folded air bag, an inflator for supplying gas to the air bag, a base plate fixed to the air bag and including a central portion for receiving the inflator, two flanges extending laterally outwardly from the central portion so that the folded air bag is located above the central portion and the two flanges, hooks formed on at least one of the flanges to extend laterally outwardly thereform, and first engaging means formed on at least one side of the two flanges, and a lid for covering a front of the folded air bag including a frame portion integrally formed with the lid to directly surround the folded air bag and having holes at least on one side thereof to engage the hooks, and second engaging means formed on the other side thereof and engaging the first engaging means so that when the first and second engaging means, and the hooks and holes are respectively engaged together, the folded air bag is disposed on the base plate and surrounded by the frame portion.
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Abstract
An air bag is fixed to a base plate, and a lid is integrally formed in an instrument panel. A frame portion of the lid has hook holes therein. An assembly including the folded air bag is installed to the instrument panel by engaging the hooks with the hook holes. In the air bag device, all or most of components can be used in common in various models with different layout requirements of the space behind instrument panel.
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1. An air bag device for a front seat passenger comprising:
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a folded air bag, an inflator for supplying gas to the air bag, a base plate fixed to the air bag and including a central portion for receiving the inflator, two flanges extending laterally outwardly from the central portion so that the folded air bag is located above the central portion and the two flanges, hooks formed on at least one of the flanges to extend laterally outwardly thereform, and first engaging means formed on at least one side of the two flanges, and a lid for covering a front of the folded air bag including a frame portion integrally formed with the lid to directly surround the folded air bag and having holes at least on one side thereof to engage the hooks, and second engaging means formed on the other side thereof and engaging the first engaging means so that when the first and second engaging means, and the hooks and holes are respectively engaged together, the folded air bag is disposed on the base plate and surrounded by the frame portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An air bag device for a front seat passenger comprising:
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a folded air bag, an inflator for supplying gas to the air bag, a base plate fixed to the air bag and including a central portion having a downward semi-cylindrical portion for receiving the inflator therein, two flanges extending laterally outwardly from edges of the downward semi-cylindrical portion so that the folded air bag is located above the central portion and the two flanges, and hooks extending laterally outwardly from the flanges adapted to engage holes formed in a frame portion of a lid, and a bag-fixing ring disposed inside the folded air bag and fixed to the base plate so that a part of the air bag is sandwiched between the bag-fixing ring and the base plate and the inflator is located inside the folded air bag. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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