Module case for side impact airbag module

Details Module case for side impact airbag module Module case for side impact airbag module

1996-12-09

1998-09-22

Johnson, Stephen M.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

2807282, 2807431, B60R 2122

Patent

active

058103902

ABSTRACT:
An airbag module case for use with a side-impact airbag module also including an airbag cushion containing an inflator assembly having two mounting projections extending through the airbag cushion. The airbag module case includes a lower shell and an upper shell for substantially containing the airbag cushion and the inflator assembly. A tear seam hinge joins the lower shell to the upper shell and allows the upper and the lower shells to open and receive the airbag cushion and the inflator assembly, and to close with an inflator seat of the bottom shell receiving the inflator assembly and airbag cushion and an inflator closure of the upper shell overlapping the inflator seat of the lower shell. The two spaced-apart mounting studs of the inflator assembly extend through two spaced-apart mounting apertures of the inflator seat and through two spaced-apart mounting apertures of the inflator closure to secure the upper and the lower shells in a closed position containing the airbag cushion and the inflator assembly. The tear seam hinge is rupturable upon inflation of the folded airbag cushion within the closed and secured upper and lower shells and the module case opens along the tear seam hinge to release the inflating airbag cushion, with the upper and the lower shells remaining secured to the mounting projection.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5069477 (1991-12-01), Shiraki
patent: 5498030 (1996-03-01), Hill et al.
patent: 5645295 (1997-07-01), White, Jr. et al.
patent: 5700028 (1997-12-01), Logan et al.

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