Bracket for use in curtain airbag and curtain airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. A curtain airbag bracket for assembling a curtain airbag having an attaching piece and an inflator connected to the curtain airbag for supplying fluid thereto, and attaching the same to a vehicle body, comprising:
- an airbag bracket including an airbag-attaching portion for attaching the attaching piece of the curtain airbag to hold the curtain airbag, and retainer-overlapping position-attaching portions; and
an inflator bracket coupled with the airbag bracket for holding the inflator so that the inflator is substantially held in parallel with and adjacent to the curtain airbag, the inflator bracket comprising a retainer and a retainer bracket, the retainer being adapted to surround and secure the inflator, the retainer bracket being connected to the retainer by a fastening device;
wherein the airbag-attaching portion faces the retainer bracket of the inflator bracket with a gap therebetween, and the retainer-overlapping position-attaching portions being attached to the retainer bracket.
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Abstract
A curtain airbag bracket is used to assemble a curtain airbag having an attaching piece, and an inflator connected to the curtain airbag, and to attach the same to a vehicle body. The inflator is connected to the curtain airbag for supplying a pressurized fluid for developing the curtain airbag. The curtain airbag bracket includes an airbag bracket having an airbag-attaching portion for attaching the attaching piece of the curtain airbag to hold the curtain airbag, and an inflator bracket coupled with the airbag bracket for holding the inflator so that the inflator is substantially in parallel with and adjacent to the curtain airbag. The airbag-attaching portion faces the inflator bracket with a gap therebetween.
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9 Claims
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1. A curtain airbag bracket for assembling a curtain airbag having an attaching piece and an inflator connected to the curtain airbag for supplying fluid thereto, and attaching the same to a vehicle body, comprising:
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an airbag bracket including an airbag-attaching portion for attaching the attaching piece of the curtain airbag to hold the curtain airbag, and retainer-overlapping position-attaching portions; and an inflator bracket coupled with the airbag bracket for holding the inflator so that the inflator is substantially held in parallel with and adjacent to the curtain airbag, the inflator bracket comprising a retainer and a retainer bracket, the retainer being adapted to surround and secure the inflator, the retainer bracket being connected to the retainer by a fastening device; wherein the airbag-attaching portion faces the retainer bracket of the inflator bracket with a gap therebetween, and the retainer-overlapping position-attaching portions being attached to the retainer bracket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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