Driver air bag module assembly

Details Driver air bag module assembly Driver air bag module assembly

1995-01-06

1996-10-01

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280731, B60R 2116

Patent

active

055606423

ABSTRACT:
An improved construction and assembly process for a driver's-side air bag module is provided which incorporates an integral inflator and air cushion clamp ring, and which is readily snap-fit attached to a vehicle steering wheel hub. The ring/inflator assembly is received inside an air bag, extends partially through the air bag mounting opening, and mates preferably with ball-lock fasteners to a module base plate to trap the air bag to the module. The fasteners also allow easy attachment of the assembled air bag module to the hub of a vehicle steering wheel.

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Development of a New Downsized Airbag System for use in Passenger Vehicles, James P. Karlow, J. John Jakovski, Brian Seymour, 1994 SAE International Congress & Exposition.

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