Releasable latch for air bag deployment door

Details Releasable latch for air bag deployment door Releasable latch for air bag deployment door

1992-06-19

1993-06-15

Culbreth, Eric D.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280732, 292171, B60R 2120

Patent

active

052191770

ABSTRACT:
An air bag deployment door in an instrument panel has a sliding bolt engaging an aperture in the panel to latch the door closed. A pivoted linkage connected to the bolt is engaged by the air bag upon initial inflation to withdraw the bolt to release the door. Alternatively, a flexible plastic sheet covering a recess in the inner side of the door has a movable margin portion which engages a slot in the instrument panel opening to latch the door closed. The air bag, upon initial inflation, pushes the sheet into the recess causing the margin portion to pull out of the slot to release the door.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4773673 (1988-09-01), Sakurai
patent: 5035444 (1991-07-01), Carter
patent: 5046758 (1991-09-01), Rafferty et al.

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