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Air bag door fastening structure
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1988-01-13
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Granted: 1989-06-27
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Expires: 2008-01-13
Abstract
Abstract An air bag door fastening structure having an air bag door including a base layer of synthetic resin, coupled at one side end thereof through hinges with an instrument panel and at the other side end thereof through breakaway members with the instrument panel characterized in that each breakaway member comprises two fastening portions integrally coupled through a thin integral hinge with each other as a coupler in such a manner that one fastening portion is coupled fixedly with the base layer or integrated with the base layer and the other fastening portion is coupled fixedly with the instrument panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Shotaro Okamura
- 👤 Satoshi Shimomura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 16:34
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An air bag door fastening structure having an air bag door including a base layer of synthetic resin, coupled at one side end thereof through hinges with an instrument panel and at another side end thereof through breakaway members with said instrument panel, said breakaway member comprising two fastening portions integrally coupled through a thin integral hinge with each other as a coupler in such a manner that one fastening portion is coupled fixedly with said base layer and the other fastening portion is coupled fixed with said instrument panel, said other fastening portion comprising a projection formed thereon; and said instrument panel comprises an opening to be positioned with said projection of said breakaway member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An air bag door fastening structure having an air bag door including a base layer of synthetic resin, coupled at one side end thereof through hinges with an instrument panel and at another side end thereof through breakaway members with said instrument panel, said breakaway member comprising two fastening portions integrally coupled through a thin integral hinge with each other as a coupler in such a manner that one fastening portion is coupled fixedly with said base layer and the other fastening portion is coupled fixed with said instrument panel, said other fastening portion comprising a projection formed thereon; and said instrument panel comprises an opening to be positioned with said projection of said breakaway member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
146 words
An air bag door fastening structure having an air bag door including a base layer of synthetic resin, coupled at one side end thereof through hinges with an instrument panel and at another side end thereof through breakaway members with said instrument panel, said breakaway member comprising two fastening portions integrally coupled through a thin integral hinge with each other as a coupler in such a manner that one fastening portion is coupled fixedly with said base layer and another fastening portion is coupled fixed with said instrument panel, said one fastening portion of said breakaway member comprises a peripheral cutout formed in opposing peripheral sides thereof, said air bag door comprising an lower end, said lower end comprising cutouts, said cutouts engaged with said breakaway member; and said air bag door further comprising edges, said edges inserted into said peripheral cutout of said breakaway member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
146 words
An air bag door fastening structure having an air bag door including a base layer of synthetic resin, coupled at one side end thereof through hinges with an instrument panel and at another side end thereof through breakaway members with said instrument panel, said breakaway member comprising two fastening portions integrally coupled through a thin integral hinge with each other as a coupler in such a manner that one fastening portion is coupled fixedly with said base layer and another fastening portion is coupled fixed with said instrument panel, said one fastening portion of said breakaway member comprises a peripheral cutout formed in opposing peripheral sides thereof, said air bag door comprising an lower end, said lower end comprising cutouts, said cutouts engaged with said breakaway member; and said air bag door further comprising edges, said edges inserted into said peripheral cutout of said breakaway member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The air bag door fastening structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said each breakaway member is disposed at the lower end of said air bag door and hinges are provided at the upper end of said air bag door.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The air bag door fastening structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said breakaway member is clamped by bolts and nuts with the instrument panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The air bag door fastening structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said air bag door comprises a synthetic resin base layer and a formed urethane resin layer and a skin sequentially laminated on the base layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The air bag door fastening structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the instrument panel portion to be coupled with said each breakaway member is formed as a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional frame and said breakaway member is fastened with the lower portion of the instrument panel portion.
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