Integrated inflatable curtain deployment ramp into vehicle body trim
First Claim
1. A pillar structure for a motor vehicle having a side curtain airbag, comprising:
- a pillar panel; and
a pillar trim component comprising;
a main body portion covering at least a portion of the pillar panel;
an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion, the airbag support portion having an airbag guide portion, and a reinforcement portion connecting the airbag guide portion to the main body portion; and
an airbag positioning portion extending at an angle from the airbag support portion, the airbag positioning portion including an airbag contact surface disposed outboard of an airbag supported by the airbag support portion and a distal end extending outboard from the airbag contact surface.
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Abstract
A pillar trim component can include a main body portion and an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion. An attachment portion can include an outwardly extending portion connected to the airbag support portion, an angled portion connected to an outer end of the outwardly extending portion, and an inboard stabilizing web extending between the outwardly extending portion and the angled portion. An airbag positioning portion can be defined by at least a portion of an upwardly extending wall of the airbag support portion angled inboard toward the main body portion. An airbag guide portion can be defined by a deployment surface located above the main body portion and extending between the main body position and the airbag support portion. A headliner retaining portion can be defined by a recess formed between the deployment surface and the main body portion.
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Citations
34 Claims
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1. A pillar structure for a motor vehicle having a side curtain airbag, comprising:
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a pillar panel; and a pillar trim component comprising; a main body portion covering at least a portion of the pillar panel; an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion, the airbag support portion having an airbag guide portion, and a reinforcement portion connecting the airbag guide portion to the main body portion; and an airbag positioning portion extending at an angle from the airbag support portion, the airbag positioning portion including an airbag contact surface disposed outboard of an airbag supported by the airbag support portion and a distal end extending outboard from the airbag contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A pillar trim component comprising:
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a main body portion; an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion, the airbag support portion having an airbag guide portion, and a reinforcement portion connecting the airbag guide portion to the main body portion; and a bow-shaped airbag positioning portion having an airbag contact surface, a lower portion extending inboard from a proximate end of the airbag positioning portion to the airbag contact surface, and an upper portion extending outboard from the airbag contact surface to a distal end of the airbag positioning portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A pillar trim component comprising:
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a main body portion; and an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion; a bow-shaped airbag positioning portion extending vertically upward from an outboard side of the airbag support portion and having a lower portion extending in a direction inboard toward the main body portion and an upper portion extending outboard away from the main body portion; an attachment portion extending in a direction outboard away from the main body portion; and an airbag guide portion extending from an inboard side of the airbag support portion and angled relative to the airbag support portion.
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23. A method for positioning an airbag in a vehicle comprising:
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slipping an outboard angled distal end of a bow-shaped airbag-positioning portion of a trim component between a vehicle body element and a previously installed airbag connected to the vehicle body element; and repositioning the airbag slightly inboard from the vehicle body element by urging the airbag inboard with the bow-shaped airbag-positioning portion while connecting the trim component to the vehicle body element. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A pillar trim component comprising:
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a main body portion; an airbag support portion extending from the main body portion; a headliner-retaining portion located between the main body portion and the airbag support portion; an airbag guide portion defined by an airbag deployment surface located between the airbag support portion and the headliner-retaining portion, the airbag deployment surface angled relative to the airbag support portion and extending inboard at an angle of sufficient magnitude to prevent contact by a deploying airbag with an upper edge of the headliner-retaining portion; and an airbag-positioning portion having a lower end extending inboard from the airbag support portion toward the main body portion and an upper end extending outboard from the lower end. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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Specification