Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1993-12-27
1994-10-04
Tyson, Karin L.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
B60R 2116
Patent
active
053519876
ABSTRACT:
An air bag module comprises an inflatable air bag, an inflator and a container for housing the inflator and the air bag. The container comprises an elongated reaction canister having a closed housing formed of a U-shaped body with end walls defining a rectangular top gas discharge opening. An air bag deployment chute comprises a rectangular body having a bottom gas transfer opening mating with the canister opening and a top air bag deployment opening. Cooperating flanges on the top side of the canister and on the bottom side of the chute are interengageable upon endwise sliding to assemble the chute to the canister. Surfaces on the chute and canister engage to locate the chute bottom opening in registry with the canister opening. Cooperating tabs on the canister are received in slots formed in the chute upon assembly and are deformed to lock the chute to the canister. The air bag is attached via loops to two rods which are received in closed channels formed by the cooperating flanges to secure the air bag to the module. Surfaces on the chute and canister engage to prevent endwise rod removal. The inflator has a pair of mounting lugs extending from one end and a single lug at the other end. These lugs may be formed on adapter end caps. The lugs are inserted into grooves in the canister end walls and are slid or rotated past spring barriers into mounting apertures where they are retained against removal.
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Donegan Michael W.
McCann Jerry A.
Nuchols Richard P.
Webber James L.
General Motors Corporation
Leahy Charles E.
Tyson Karin L.
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