US5374078A
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Air bag lid mounting bracket having a load transmitting member
Assignee: Takata Corp
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Filing: 1993-09-29
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Granted: 1994-12-20
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Expires: 2013-09-29
Abstract
Abstract An air bag device for a vehicular passenger, includes: a box-shaped container having an open front face; an air bag confined in a folded shape in the container; an inflator attached to the container; a lid covering the front face of the container; a lid mounting bracket disposed along the upper face of the container; and a backup plate forming the lid and having its upper face extended to the back of the lid to provide a lid mounting portion fixed on the lid mounting bracket. Further, a load transmitting member is interposed between the lid mounting bracket and the upper face of the container for transmitting a load, which is applied to the lid mounting bracket toward the container, to the container.
Inventors
- 👤 Ichiro Amamori
- 👤 Akira Kokeguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:29
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/217; B60R21/2171; B60R21/26; B60R21/30; B60R21/04; B60R21/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger, comprising: a box-shaped container having an open front face; an air bag confined in a folded shape in said container; an inflator attached to said container; a lid covering the front face of said container; a lid mounting bracket attached to said container and disposed along an upper face of said container; and a backup plate forming said lid and having an upper face extended to the back of said lid to provide a lid mounting portion fixed on said lid mounting bracket, wherein the improvement comprises a load transmitting member interposed between said lid mounting bracket and the upper face of said container for transmitting a load, which is applied to said lid mounting bracket toward said container, to said container.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger, comprising: a box-shaped container having an open front face; an air bag confined in a folded shape in said container; an inflator attached to said container; a lid covering the front face of said container; a lid mounting bracket attached to said container and disposed along an upper face of said container; and a backup plate forming said lid and having an upper face extended to the back of said lid to provide a lid mounting portion fixed on said lid mounting bracket, wherein the improvement comprises a load transmitting member interposed between said lid mounting bracket and the upper face of said container for transmitting a load, which is applied to said lid mounting bracket toward said container, to said container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 1, wherein said load transmitting member is formed of a folded portion provided at a longitudinal center portion of said lid mounting bracket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 1, wherein said load transmitting member is separate from said lid mounting bracket.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 3, wherein said load transmitting member is tubular.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 4, wherein said load transmitting member is formed into a rectangular tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 4, wherein said load transmitting member is formed into a hexagonal tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 3, wherein said load transmitting member has a U-shaped cross section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 3, wherein said load transmitting member has a I-shaped cross section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An air bag device for a vehicular passenger according to claim 3, wherein said load transmitting member is fixed on at least one of said lid mounting bracket and said container.
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