Air bag deflection shield

Details Air bag deflection shield Air bag deflection shield

1993-09-07

1995-01-31

Camby, Richard M.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280732, B60R 2120

Patent

active

053853660

ABSTRACT:
According to the invention, a vehicle has an air bag module mounted beneath an opening in a vehicle panel. The module includes an inflatable air bag for deployment through the opening. A cover door closes the opening and is hingedly connected to the vehicle panel for movement away from the opening. An air bag deflection shield is underlying and separate from the cover door and overlying the air bag and module. The deflection shield has a forward edge hingedly connected to the module to enable the inflating air bag to pivot the deflection shield away from the module so that the deflection shield engages and moves the cover door away from the opening. A flexible strap limits the pivotal movement of the deflection shield to a predetermined position such that upon air bag deployment, the deflection shield directs the inflating air bag rearwardly and downwardly towards a vehicle occupant and shields the cover door from contact by the inflating air bag.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4911471 (1990-03-01), Hirabayashi
patent: 5062663 (1991-11-01), Satoh
patent: 5096221 (1992-03-01), Combs et al.
patent: 5306042 (1994-04-01), Frank
patent: 5308111 (1994-05-01), Sommer

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