Arrangement of air-bag device in motor vehicle

Details Arrangement of air-bag device in motor vehicle Arrangement of air-bag device in motor vehicle

1989-01-31

1990-03-27

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

B60R 2116

Patent

active

049114719

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is an arrangement of an air-bag device in a motor vehicle having a passenger room, a windshield and an instrument panel. The arrangement comprises a first structure defining an opening in an upper part of the instrument panel; a base member secured to a fixed member of the vehicle and located at a position below the opening; a gas generator mounted on the base member for generating gas when operated; an air-bag held by the base member, the air-bag being exposed through the opening to the passenger room and fully expanded in the same when the gas generator operates; a lid member for covering the opening of the instrument panel, the lid member being pivoted up to open when pressed by the air-bag under expansion; and a second structure for restricting the opening angle of the lid member relative to the upper part of the instrument panel thereby to direct the air-bag under expansion toward a desired position of the passenger room.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3767229 (1973-10-01), Cain
patent: 3794349 (1974-02-01), Fuller
patent: 3817552 (1974-06-01), Knight et al.
patent: 3944250 (1976-03-01), Wulf et al.

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