Integrated side curtain airbag assembly
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1. An airbag assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a generally rigid support structure mountable directly to a roof rail of the vehicle, the support structure having an integrally formed single unitary body;
a track integrally formed in the body of the support structure;
an airbag secured to the body of the support structure, wherein the track positions the airbag to secure the airbag to the body of the support structure;
a grab handle or a coat hook secured to the body of the support structure; and
at least one band circumscribing the airbag generally maintaining the airbag in an unactuated position.
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Abstract
An integrated airbag assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a support structure that provides a single, unitary component that is securable to the airbag and other components, such as grab handles and coat hooks. The airbag, the grab handles and the coat hooks secure to the support structure, such as by snap-fitting to the support structure. The assembly including the airbag, the grab handle and/or the coat hook is mountable to the vehicle, such as by snap-fitting the assembly to a roof rail of the vehicle. Accordingly, the assembly improves installation of the airbag and other components to the vehicle.
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19 Claims
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1. An airbag assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a generally rigid support structure mountable directly to a roof rail of the vehicle, the support structure having an integrally formed single unitary body; a track integrally formed in the body of the support structure; an airbag secured to the body of the support structure, wherein the track positions the airbag to secure the airbag to the body of the support structure; a grab handle or a coat hook secured to the body of the support structure; and at least one band circumscribing the airbag generally maintaining the airbag in an unactuated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An airbag assembly securable to a vehicle comprising:
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a rigid support structure having an integrally formed single unitary body attachable to a roof rail of the vehicle, wherein the support structure provides support to the roof rail; an airbag having an attachment portion secured to the support structure; a track integrally formed within the support structure, wherein the track receives at least a portion of the airbag; a coat hook securable to the support structure; a grab handle securable to the support structure, wherein the support structure, the airbag, the coat hook and the grab handle are securable as a single component to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for securing an integrated side curtain airbag assembly to a roof panel of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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providing a generally rigid support structure having a single unitary body and a plurality of apertures formed therein; positioning an airbag within a track integrally formed within the support structure; securing an airbag having an attachment portion to one of the apertures of the support structure; securing a coat hook or a grab handle to another one of the apertures of the support structure; and securing the support structure with the airbag and the coat hook or the grab handle secured to the support structure to the roof panel of the vehicle, wherein the support structure provides support to the roof panel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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