Mounting arrangements for airbags
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:
- an inflator that comprises a mounting stem;
an inflatable airbag cushion that defines a cavity, wherein the airbag cushion comprises a first opening sized to receive at least a portion of the inflator into the cavity and a second opening through which the mounting stem of the inflator can extend from the cavity to an exterior of the airbag cushion; and
a mounting assembly that comprises a plate and an elongated fastener, wherein the elongated fastener is fixedly secured to the plate, and wherein the plate is coupled to the airbag cushion without the elongated fastener extending into the interior cavity of the airbag cushion,wherein the inflator is elongated in a longitudinal direction, and wherein the plate is spaced from an entirety of the inflator in at least the longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
An airbag cushion assembly can include a mounting assembly and an airbag cushion. The mounting assembly includes a plate which may be coupled to the airbag cushion, and which may also include a fastener which is used to attach the assembly to a vehicle.
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28 Claims
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an inflator that comprises a mounting stem; an inflatable airbag cushion that defines a cavity, wherein the airbag cushion comprises a first opening sized to receive at least a portion of the inflator into the cavity and a second opening through which the mounting stem of the inflator can extend from the cavity to an exterior of the airbag cushion; and a mounting assembly that comprises a plate and an elongated fastener, wherein the elongated fastener is fixedly secured to the plate, and wherein the plate is coupled to the airbag cushion without the elongated fastener extending into the interior cavity of the airbag cushion, wherein the inflator is elongated in a longitudinal direction, and wherein the plate is spaced from an entirety of the inflator in at least the longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an airbag cushion having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface of the airbag cushion defines a cavity, and wherein the exterior surface comprises an attachment region; and a plate at an exterior of the airbag cushion, wherein the plate is coupled to the airbag cushion such that the plate is restricted to the attachment region; an elongated fastener attached to the plate, wherein the elongated fastener extends from the plate in a direction that is away from the exterior surface of the cushion; and a cover attached to the airbag cushion to define a pocket at an exterior of the airbag cushion, wherein the plate is at an interior of the pocket. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an airbag cushion defining an inflatable cavity at an interior thereof; and a mounting assembly permanently secured to the airbag cushion, wherein the mounting assembly comprises; an elongated fastener that comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the elongated fastener is at an exterior of the airbag cushion; a plate attached to the fastener; and an attachment element that extends through the airbag cushion to limit movement of the plate relative to the airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An airbag assembly comprising:
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an airbag cushion having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface of the airbag cushion defines a cavity, and wherein the exterior surface comprises an attachment region; and a plate coupled to an exterior of the airbag cushion such that the plate is restricted to the attachment region, wherein the plate is coupled to the airbag cushion at a position spaced from an entirety of an inflator position in a longitudinal direction, wherein the inflator position is defined by a region in which an inflator that is elongate in the longitudinal direction is configured to be disposed when the inflator is coupled to the airbag cushion for securing the airbag assembly to a housing; and an elongated fastener attached to the plate, wherein the elongated fastener extends from the plate in a direction that is away from the exterior surface of the cushion.
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