Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1993-09-16
1995-04-04
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280732, B60R 2116
Patent
active
054030331
ABSTRACT:
A mounting structure for a passenger air bag assembly includes a retainer housing having a compartment for accommodating a folded air bag. The retainer housing is mounted beneath an instrument panel of a vehicle and is disposed adjacent to an opening therein for permitting the folded air bag to be selectively deployed through the opening and into a passenger compartment of a vehicle. A closure member is provided for covering the opening in the instrument panel, the closure member includes an overlapping edge for engaging an area of the instrument panel surrounding the opening. A fixing frame is mounted on the instrument panel for securing the overlapping edge of the closure member to the area surrounding the opening in the instrument panel. A support beam is mounted beneath the instrument panel for supporting the retainer housing. The support beam includes a first end and a second end with at least one of the first and the second ends being affixed to a frame member of the vehicle. An adjustment bracket is disposed between the retainer housing and the support beam for adjustably fixing the retainer housing to the support beam for aligning the closure member relative to the opening in the instrument panel.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4925209 (1990-05-01), Sakuri
patent: 5096221 (1992-03-01), Combs et al.
patent: 5230530 (1993-07-01), Iriyama et al.
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Rice Kenneth R.
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