Curtain airbag guide bracket
First Claim
1. An airbag bracket system comprising:
- an airbag guide configured to direct deployment of an airbag toward an interior of a vehicle, the airbag guide including an inside surface positioned adjacent the airbag and an opposite outside surface configured to be positioned adjacent a vehicle panel;
a connector attaching the airbag guide to the vehicle panel;
a post located adjacent the outside surface of the airbag guide, the post including a first side and a second side, the second side positioned closer to the connector than the first side,the post configured to be at least partially disposed within an aperture defined in the vehicle panel, wherein the first side of the post engages an edge of the aperture and the second side of the post is displaced away from the edge of the aperture.
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Abstract
A curtain airbag guide bracket includes an airbag guide configured to direct deployment of an airbag toward an interior of a vehicle. The airbag guide includes an inside surface positioned adjacent the airbag and an opposite outside surface positioned adjacent a vehicle panel. A connector is used to attach the airbag guide to the vehicle panel. The airbag guide bracket also includes a post located adjacent the outside surface of the airbag guide. The post has a first side and a second side. The second side of the post is positioned closer to the connector than the first side of the post. The post is disposed within an aperture formed in the vehicle panel, such that the first side of the post engages an edge of the aperture and the second side of the post is displaced away from the edge of the aperture.
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18 Claims
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1. An airbag bracket system comprising:
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an airbag guide configured to direct deployment of an airbag toward an interior of a vehicle, the airbag guide including an inside surface positioned adjacent the airbag and an opposite outside surface configured to be positioned adjacent a vehicle panel; a connector attaching the airbag guide to the vehicle panel; a post located adjacent the outside surface of the airbag guide, the post including a first side and a second side, the second side positioned closer to the connector than the first side, the post configured to be at least partially disposed within an aperture defined in the vehicle panel, wherein the first side of the post engages an edge of the aperture and the second side of the post is displaced away from the edge of the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An airbag system comprising:
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an airbag attached to a vehicle panel; an airbag guide positioned between the airbag and the vehicle panel; a connector attaching the airbag guide to the vehicle panel; a post extending from the airbag guide and including a first side and a second side, the second side positioned closer to the connector than the first side, the post configured to be at least partially disposed within an aperture formed in the vehicle panel such that the first side of the post engages an edge of the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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