Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1994-11-08
1995-10-10
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
2807282, 280732, B60R 2116
Patent
active
054564883
ABSTRACT:
A cover is mounted on an airbag canister in a manner which allows relative movement in three directions to permit a proper fit of the cover to the instrument panel of the vehicle in which the airbag is mounted. The airbag canister has a plurality of mounting holes in an upper sidewall with a plurality of threaded studs mounted therein and extending axially, generally transversely outwardly from the sidewall. An airbag cover is provided with a forwardly extending door portion which is adapted to fit in an opening of the instrument panel. The cover has a rearwardly extending portion with a plurality of openings therein adapted to receive the threaded studs for attaching the cover to the airbag canister. A shoulder nut is mounted on each of the studs for retaining the cover on the canister with sufficient structural integrity to maintain the attachment of the cover to the canister during airbag deployment. The openings in the rearwardly extending portion of the airbag cover are larger than the diameter of the threaded shoulder nuts. The shoulder nut has a head larger than the openings in the cover. The size of the openings in the rearwardly extending portion of the cover and the distance between the head of the shoulder nuts and the sidewall of the canister are such that three directions of relative movement between the canister and cover are provided to enable proper fit and finish of the airbag covers with the vehicle instrument panel.
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Ellis Christopher P.
Morton International Inc.
Rauchfuss, Jr. George W.
Rice Kenneth R.
White Gerald K.
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