Roof panel lining of a vehicle with preassembled head protection elements (head bags)

• US 6,761,374 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2002
• Issued: 07/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Industrialesud S.p.A.
• Original Assignee: Industrialesud S.p.A.
• Inventors: Dʼambrosio, Patrizio, Bessone, Giovanni, Di Sante, Giuseppe, Biggio, Mario
• Primary Examiner(s): Jordan, Charles T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRINH T
• Application Number:
  US10/138,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20020190507A1
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 280/730.2, 280/730.1, 280/728.2
• US Class Current: 280/728.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars

Abstract

A roof panel lining of a vehicle with preassembled head protection elements so-called “head-bag”, comprising a complex element (22) with a head bag unit (25) with a shaped support (26a, 26b) and arranged integrally in relation to a roof panel lining (11) by reciprocal constraining elements (28, 29; 27, 30), in which the complex element (22) is arranged in a recessed zone (17) of the roof panel lining (11), covered by one or more longitudinal side covering and closing elements (18), in turn fastened to a body (14) of the vehicle by a handle (38) and provided with a weakening notch (43) which, in the inflation phase, allows release of a bag of the “head bag” unit (25).

Claims

1. Roof panel lining of a vehicle with preassembled head protection elements which comprises a U-shaped complex element (22), with at least one “

head bag”

unit (25) in a shaped support (26a, 26b), and arranged integrally in a removable manner in relation to a roof panel lining (11) by reciprocal manner in relation to a roof panel lining (11) by reciprocal constraining elements (28, 29, 27, 30), said complex element (22) being arranged in a recessed zone (17) of the lining (11), covered by at least one longitudinal aide covering and closing element (18), which is in turn fastened to a body (14) of said vehicle at least by a handle (38) and provided with a V-shaped weakening notch (43) which, in the inflation phase, allows release of at least one bag of the “

head bag”

unit (25).

2. Roof lining panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein said shaped support (26a, 26b) of said complex element (22) comprises a U-shaped portion, facing downward (26a) to house the “

head bag”

unit (25) and a series of portions facing upward (26b) for fastening to said body (14).

3. Roof panel lining as claimed in claim 2, wherein said downward facing U-shaped portion (26a) has longitudinal elongated openings (27) suitable to receive fastening elements (28), after these have passed through openings (30) of downward facing plate extensions (21) of said lining (11).

4. Roof panel linings as claimed in claim 1, wherein it is provided with plate extensions (26b) of said complex element (22), facing upward, and provided with holes (41) for fastening said handles (38).

5. Roof panel linings as claimed in claim 1, wherein said complex element (22) comprises in a single piece bath an explosive charge (23) connected (in 24) to a “

head bag”

unit (25) and a longitudinal side support (26a, 26b) for said “

head bag”

unit (25).

6. Roof panel element as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bottom end of said longitudinal side covering and closing element (18) is engaged internally, free to translate, at one end of a seal (16) of the side area of the vehicle and above the door.

7. Roof panel as claimed in claim 1, wherein it is provided, for each side of the vehicle, with two longitudinal side covering and closing elements (18) and one vertical covering and closing element (19) of the post.

8. Roof panel lining of a vehicle with preassembled head protection elements which comprises a U-shaped complex element (22), with at least one “

head bag”

unit (25) in a shaped support (26a, 26b), and arranged integrally in a removable manner in relation to a roof panel lining (11) by reciprocal manner in relation to a roof panel lining (11) by reciprocal constraining elements (28, 29;

27, 30), said complex element (22) being arranged in a recessed zone (17) of the lining (11), covered by at least one longitudinal side covering and closing element (18), which is in turn fastened to a body (14) of said vehicle at least by a handle (38) and provided with a V-shared weakening notch (43) which, in the inflation phase, allows release of at least one bag of the “

head bag”

unit (25).