Air bag cover mounting having engagement portions to facilitate attachment

Claim 2

An air bag device for a passenger, comprising: a box-shaped container having an opening in a front side, an air bag folded and retained in the container, an inflator attached to the container for inflating the air bag, a lid mount bracket fixed to and extending along an upper surface of the container, said lid mount bracket having a rear edge located away from the opening of the container and a rib extending downwardly from the rear edge thereof, a lid for covering the opening of the container and having a back-up plate, said back-up plate having a front face for covering the opening of the container and a lid mounting portion integrally formed therewith as one unit, said lid mounting portion extending rearwardly from the front face and disposed above the lid mount bracket, said lid mounting portion having a rear edge, fixing means for immovably connecting the lid mounting portion to the lid mount bracket, and engaging means for engaging the lid mounting portion to the lid mount bracket to prevent the lid mounting portion from moving forwardly relative to the lid mount bracket when the lid is opened, said engaging means including a hook formed of a side portion extending along and projecting downwardly from the rear edge of the lid mounting portion and a flange formed at a bottom of the side portion and extending toward the front face of the lid to securely engage the hook to the rear edge of the lid mount bracket, said hook having a plurality of recesses along the rear edge of the lid mounting portion indented toward the front face of the lid to increase rigidity of the hook.

Claim 3

An air bag device for a passenger, comprising: a box-shaped container having an opening in a front side, an air bag folded and retained in the container, an inflator attached to the container for inflating the air bag, a lid mount bracket fixed to and extending along an upper surface of the container, said lid mount bracket having a rear edge located away from the opening of the container and a rib extending downwardly from the rear edge thereof, a lid for covering the opening of the container and having a back-up plate, said back-up plate having a front face for covering the opening of the container and a lid mounting portion extending rearwardly from the front face and disposed above the lid mount bracket, said lid mounting portion having a rear edge, fixing means for immovably connecting the lid mounting portion to the lid mount bracket, engaging means for engaging the lid mounting portion to the lid mount bracket to prevent the lid mounting portion from moving forwardly relative to the lid mount bracket when the lid is opened, said engaging means including a lid engaging hook protruding upwardly from an upper surface of the lid mount bracket and extending rearwardly from the opening along the rear edge of the lid mount bracket, and a slit formed in the lid mounting portion, said lid engaging hook, when the lid is assembled with the container, engaging the slit and being disposed above the lid mounting portion so that forward and upward movements of the lid is prevented when the lid is opened, and a hook having a side portion extending along and projecting downwardly from the rear edge of the lid mounting portion and a flange formed at the bottom edge of the side portion and extending toward the front face of the lid to securely engage the hook to the rear edge of the lid mount bracket, said hook having a plurality of recesses along the rear edge of the lid mounting portion indented toward the front face of the lid to increase rigidity of the hook.

Claim 4

An air bag device for a passenger, comprising: a box-shaped container having an opening in a front side, an air bag folded and retained in the container, an inflator attached to the container for inflating the air bag, a lid mount bracket fixed to and extending along an upper surface of the container, said lid mount bracket having a rear edge located away from the opening of the container and a rib extending downwardly from the rear edge thereof, a lid for covering the opening of the container and having a back-up plate, said back-up plate having a front face for covering the opening of the container and a lid mounting portion extending rearwardly from the front face and disposed above the lid mount bracket, said lid mounting portion having a rear edge, fixing means for immovably connecting the lid mounting portion to the lid mount bracket, engaging means for engaging the lid mounting portion to the lid mount bracket to prevent the lid mounting portion from moving forwardly relative to the lid mount bracket when the lid is opened, said engaging means including a lid engaging hook protruding upwardly from an upper surface of the lid mount bracket and extending rearwardly from the opening along the rear edge of the lid mount bracket, and a slit formed in the lid mounting portion, said lid engaging hook, when the lid is assembled with the container, engaging the slit and being disposed above the lid mounting portion so that forward and upward movements of the lid is prevented when the lid is opened, and a hook having a side portion extending along and projecting downwardly from the rear edge of the lid mounting portion and a flange formed at the bottom edge of the side portion and extending toward the front face of the lid to securely engage the hook to the rear edge of the lid mount bracket, said hook having a plurality of recesses along the rear edge of the lid mounting portion indented toward the front face of the lid to increase rigidity of the hook.