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Gas bag module with cover
Assignee: TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH
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Filing: 1998-12-21
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Granted: 2000-10-17
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Expires: 2018-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A gas bag module includes a housing for accommodating a folded gas bag, a cover connected to said housing by at least one tether and a fastener element on said housing for connection of said tether to said housing. To counteract extreme loading of the cover and other vehicle parts on deployment of the gas bag, said fastener element is plastically deformable when loaded by tensile forces in said tether as generated by inertial forces of said cover occurring on deployment of said gas bag.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt Breitweg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:13
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/217; B60R21/2171; B60R21/215; B60R21/216; B60R2021/2163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A gas bag module including a housing for accommodating a folded gas bag, a cover connected to said housing by at least one tether and a fastener element on said housing for connection of said tether to said housing, said fastener element being plastically deformable when loaded by tensile forces in said tether as generated by inertial forces of said cover occurring on deployment of said gas bag, said fastener element comprising a fastener strip, said fastener strip being secured to a flange of said housing facing away from said cover.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A gas bag module including a housing for accommodating a folded gas bag, a cover connected to said housing by at least one tether and a fastener element on said housing for connection of said tether to said housing, said fastener element being plastically deformable when loaded by tensile forces in said tether as generated by inertial forces of said cover occurring on deployment of said gas bag, said fastener element comprising a fastener strip, said fastener strip being secured to a flange of said housing facing away from said cover.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
120 words
A gas bag module including a housing for accommodating a folded gas bag, a cover connected to said housing by a pair of tethers and a fastener element on said housing for connection of one of said tethers to said housing, said fastener element being plastically deformable when loaded by tensile forces in one of said tethers as generated by inertial forces of said cover occurring on deployment of said gas bag, said fastener element comprising a fastener strip, said fastener strip being integrally formed with a pair of webs, each web being bent off from said strip at one of two opposed ends thereof, and each web being engaged by an end of one of said pair of tethers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
A gas bag module including a housing for accommodating a folded gas bag, a cover connected to said housing by a pair of tethers and a fastener element on said housing for connection of one of said tethers to said housing, said fastener element being plastically deformable when loaded by tensile forces in one of said tethers as generated by inertial forces of said cover occurring on deployment of said gas bag, said fastener element comprising a fastener strip, said fastener strip being integrally formed with a pair of webs, each web being bent off from said strip at one of two opposed ends thereof, and each web being engaged by an end of one of said pair of tethers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
157 words
A gas bag module including a housing for accommodating a folded gas bag, a cover connected to said housing by a pair of tethers and a fastener element on said housing for connection of one of said tethers to said housing, said fastener element being plastically deformable when loaded by tensile forces in one of said tethers as generated by inertial forces of said cover occurring on deployment of said gas bag, said fastener element comprising a fastener strip, said fastener strip being integrally formed with a pair of webs, each web being bent off from said strip at one of two opposed ends thereof, and each web being engaged by an end of one of said pair of tethers, said fastener element having a transition zone between said fastener strip and each of said webs, said transition zone being provided with at least one of indentations and recesses for controlling plastic deformation in said transition zone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
157 words
A gas bag module including a housing for accommodating a folded gas bag, a cover connected to said housing by a pair of tethers and a fastener element on said housing for connection of one of said tethers to said housing, said fastener element being plastically deformable when loaded by tensile forces in one of said tethers as generated by inertial forces of said cover occurring on deployment of said gas bag, said fastener element comprising a fastener strip, said fastener strip being integrally formed with a pair of webs, each web being bent off from said strip at one of two opposed ends thereof, and each web being engaged by an end of one of said pair of tethers, said fastener element having a transition zone between said fastener strip and each of said webs, said transition zone being provided with at least one of indentations and recesses for controlling plastic deformation in said transition zone.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2003-10-17 | 2004-04-17 | 2004-10-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-10-17 | 2008-04-17 | 2008-10-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2011-10-17 | 2012-04-17 | 2012-10-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |