Airbag inflator retention tabs

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1996-06-25

1997-04-01

Ellis, Christopher P.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280731, B60R 2116

Patent

active

056159072

ABSTRACT:
A module housing for mounting an airbag inflator, having a cylindrical sidewall and a inflator flange extending radially outwardly from the cylindrical sidewall, within an airbag module. The module housing includes a module baseplate having a bottom surface and defining a generally circular inflator-receiving aperture sized to receive the cylindrical sidewall of the airbag inflator with the inflator flange of the airbag inflator butting against the bottom surface of the module baseplate. Two opposing, resiliently bendable retention tabs are positioned around the inflator-receiving opening for clamping the inflator flange against the bottom surface of the module baseplate to retain the airbag inflator within the module housing prior to and during assembly of the airbag module, and during disassembly of the airbag module.

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