Knee-protecting airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. A knee-protecting airbag apparatus comprising an airbag module including an inflatable airbag and a mounting bracket for mounting the airbag module on a vehicle body structure, the apparatus being configured such that a mounting hole of the mounting bracket that is formed above and at the rear of the gravity point of the airbag module is fastened to a mounting seat of the vehicle body structure to mount the airbag module on the vehicle body structure, wherein:
- the airbag module includes;
a retaining lug disposed above the gravity point of the airbag module and below the mounting hole of the mounting bracket for fixing the airbag module on the vehicle body structure tentatively, the retaining lug being configured to project toward the vehicle body structure and bent to be oriented toward the airbag module at a leading end thereof for engagement with a periphery of a retaining hole formed on the vehicle body structure such that a rearward rotation moment is generated to rotate the airbag module about an engaging point of the retaining lug and the periphery of the retaining hole; and
a pressing plane disposed above the retaining lug, the pressing plane abutting on and getting supported by a receiving plane formed on the vehicle body structure at the working of the rotation moment such that the mounting hole of the mounting bracket is positioned on a fastening location of the mounting seat of the vehicle body structure.
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Abstract
The knee-protecting airbag apparatus includes an airbag module and a mounting bracket for fixing the airbag module on a vehicle body. The mounting bracket is provided with a mounting hole that is adapted to be fastened to a mounting seat of the vehicle body. The airbag module includes a retaining lug for fixing the airbag module tentatively on the vehicle body. When the retaining lug is engaged with a periphery of a retaining hole of the vehicle body, a rearward rotation moment is generated to rotate the airbag module about the engaging point of the retaining lug and periphery of the retaining hole, so that a pressing plane of the airbag module formed above the retaining lug abuts on and gets supported by a receiving plane formed on the vehicle body such that the mounting hole of the mounting bracket is positioned on a fastening location of the mounting seat of the vehicle body.
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8 Claims
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1. A knee-protecting airbag apparatus comprising an airbag module including an inflatable airbag and a mounting bracket for mounting the airbag module on a vehicle body structure, the apparatus being configured such that a mounting hole of the mounting bracket that is formed above and at the rear of the gravity point of the airbag module is fastened to a mounting seat of the vehicle body structure to mount the airbag module on the vehicle body structure, wherein:
the airbag module includes; a retaining lug disposed above the gravity point of the airbag module and below the mounting hole of the mounting bracket for fixing the airbag module on the vehicle body structure tentatively, the retaining lug being configured to project toward the vehicle body structure and bent to be oriented toward the airbag module at a leading end thereof for engagement with a periphery of a retaining hole formed on the vehicle body structure such that a rearward rotation moment is generated to rotate the airbag module about an engaging point of the retaining lug and the periphery of the retaining hole; and a pressing plane disposed above the retaining lug, the pressing plane abutting on and getting supported by a receiving plane formed on the vehicle body structure at the working of the rotation moment such that the mounting hole of the mounting bracket is positioned on a fastening location of the mounting seat of the vehicle body structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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