Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1996-12-17
1998-02-24
Ellis, Christopher P.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
200 6154, 200 6155, B60R 2120
Patent
active
057204934
ABSTRACT:
An occupant restraint system including a base plate, a flexible airbag module cover mounted to the baseplate, and a switch assembly which is disposed inside the cover and secured to the base plate. The flexible airbag module cover includes a flap portion forcedly separable from the cover and moveable from a normal closed position to an open position. The flap portion has a horn actuation area. The switch assembly includes a membrane type switch disposed behind the horn actuation area, and a back panel carrying the membrane type switch. The back panel has a switch support portion retaining the membrane type switch and a strap which is secured to the base plate and extends from the switch support portion.
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Kaneko Kazuhiro
Nishijima Kazuyoshi
Sugiyama Toshiyuki
Suzuki Michitaka
Ellis Christopher P.
Nihon Plast Co. Ltd.
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