Vehicle safety apparatus

Details Vehicle safety apparatus Vehicle safety apparatus

1992-02-10

1993-07-13

Mitchell,, David

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280732, B60R 2130

Patent

active

052266702

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for inflating a vehicle occupant restraint such as an air bag comprises a source of gas for inflating the vehicle occupant restraint, a housing for mounting to the vehicle, and means connecting the gas source to the housing. The housing has passages to enable aspiration of ambient air into the vehicle occupant restraint. An aspiration flap disposed within the housing has a first position closing the passages and a second position enabling flow of ambient air through the passages. The aspiration flap and the housing have interengaging portions for blocking movement of the aspiration flap out of the housing.

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patent: 4698107 (1987-10-01), Goetz et al.
patent: 4817828 (1989-04-01), Goetz
patent: 4842300 (1989-06-01), Ziomek et al.
patent: 4915410 (1990-04-01), Bachelder
patent: 5087071 (1992-02-01), Wallner et al.

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