Detent connection piece and gas bag module

• US 7,156,413 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2003
• Issued: 01/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
• Original Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
• Inventors: Fischer, Anton, Tietze, Hans-Joachim
• Primary Examiner(s): Fleming; Faye M.
• Application Number:
  US10/736,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20040169357A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,114 Days
• Field of Search: 280/728.2, 280/728.1, 280/730.2, 248/222.11
• US Class Current: 280/728.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2176 the air bag components being completely enclosed in a soft or semi-rigid housing or cover

Abstract

A detent connection piece (10) includes a clip hook (18) which can be pressed into a first bore (24) while being deformed until the detent connection piece snaps in and engages behind a bearing edge framing the first bore (24). The detent connection piece (10) additionally includes an end section which is adapted to be inserted into a second bore (26). Further proposed is a gas bag module including at least one such detent connection piece (10).

Claims

1. A gas bag module comprising a gas bag (30) and a protective sheathing (32) surrounding said gas bag (30), characterized in that said gas bag module (28) comprises at least one detent connection piece (10) including a clip hook (18) which can be pressed into a first bore (24) while being deformed until said detent connection piece snaps in and engages behind a bearing edge framing said first bore (24), said detent connection piece (10) additionally including an end section which is adapted to be inserted into a second bore (26).

2. The gas bag module according to claim 1, characterized in that said detent connection piece (10) is configured in one piece with a housing part of said gas bag module (28).

3. The gas bag module according to claim 1, characterized in that a tongue (34) of said gas bag (30) is pulled over said clip hook (18) of said detent connection piece (10).

4. The gas bag module according to claim 1, characterized in that said detent connection piece (10) is arranged between said gas bag (30) and said protective sheathing (32), with said clip hook (18) and said end section projecting out of said protective sheathing (32).

5. A detent connection system for fastening a gas bag module (28) to a body section (22) of a vehicle, said gas bag module (28) comprising a detent connection piece (10) having a clip hook (18) which is pressed into a first bore (24) of said body section (22) while being deformed until said detent connection piece (10) snaps in and engages behind a bearing edge framing said first bore (24), said detent connection piece (10) additionally including an end section which is inserted into a second bore (26) of said body section (22).