Mounting assembly for air bag

Details Mounting assembly for air bag Mounting assembly for air bag

1996-04-10

1997-06-17

Dickson, Paul N.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

411353, 411517, B60R 2116, F16B 2114

Patent

active

056391137

ABSTRACT:
A fastening assembly for an inflatable module includes a support structure arranged for securing the inflatable module to a vehicle component or the like, and a coupling member having a portion projecting from the support structure. A locking member securable to the vehicle component is arranged for reception of the coupling member which has a resilient lock element slidably carried on the projecting portion of the coupling member and arranged for snap fit into a locking position within the locking member to secure fastening of the module to the vehicle component. In one embodiment, a resiliently compressible split-ring is slidably carried within a contoured recess on the coupling pin adjustably projecting from the housing of the inflatable module and a locking bushing mounted for example in the hub portion of a steering wheel is arranged to receive the coupling pin so that the split ring is inserted and locked into a locking cavity within the bushing to secure fastening of the module to the steering wheel hub. In another aspect of the fastening assembly, the locking bushing can be suspended on a mounting bracket to enable a floating realignment with the coupling projection to adjust for initial misalignment in the approach of the coupling projection, as when dimensional tolerances of the parts become cumulative.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4785144 (1988-11-01), Fosnaugh et al.
patent: 5207544 (1993-05-01), Yamamoto et al.
patent: 5383682 (1995-01-01), Nagata et al.

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