Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1992-03-02
1993-08-10
Sotelo, Jesus D.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280732, B60R 2122
Patent
active
052342271
ABSTRACT:
An inflatable air bag assembly is designed for installation to a vehicle support structure in a variety of differently-configured passenger vehicle instrument panels. This assembly comprises a cylindrical inflator, a steel reaction canister, an air bag and a deployment chute. The canister comprises an elongated U-shaped housing including integral bottom and side walls closed at the ends by end walls defining a rectangular top opening bounded by a mounting flange. The ends of the inflator mount an aluminum lug and collar received in mating mounting apertures in the canister end walls for engagement by steel spring tabs. A retainer ring comprising a peripheral flange, which is secured to the air bag periphery and surrounds an opening corresponding to the canister top opening. An air bag deployment chute is provided which comprises a unitary plastic housing having a bottom opening corresponding to the canister top opening that is bounded by an integral mounting flange. The housing may have any of many different structural configurations which enable connection of a standard canister to an instrument panel opening in many different instrument panel configurations. The mounting flanges all have a plurality of corresponding mounting apertures. Fasteners extend through the mounting apertures into engagement with the canister and chute mounting flanges to clamp the chute, retainer ring, air bag and canister together.
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Avila Stephen P.
General Motors Corporation
Leahy Charles E.
Sotelo Jesus D.
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