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6705637 Inflator  
An inflator comprises a cylindrical inflator housing elongated in an axial direction and containing a gas generating material for inflating an air bag, and an activation assembly for generating an...
6702318 Vehicle occupant restraint module with disk inflator  
A novel vehicle occupant restraining module is described. The retraining module includes an inflatable cushion having an inner surface and an outer surface. The inflatable cushion is capable of...
6702319 Airbag module with latching connection  
An airbag module has at least two housing parts securely connected to each other by a mechanical catch connection. At least one catch hook is arranged on the first housing part and at least one tab...
6702323 Air bag module with pressure regulator  
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus ( 10 ) comprises an inflatable device ( 12 ) and an inflator ( 14 ) having a housing ( 20 ). The inflator ( 14 ) is actuatable to provide inflation fluid for...
6698792 Airbag tie back  
A simple string device 1 is used to retain an airbag in its folded position. The string device 1 is comprised of a string 10 formed in a loop or various types of loops, according to...
6695343 Snap-in air bag module  
An apparatus comprises a vehicle steering wheel ( 12 ) including an armature ( 14 ). The armature ( 14 ) has a base portion ( 16 ), a circumferentially extending rim portion ( 18 ), and at least...
6695340 Airbag for a vehicle  
An airbag for a vehicle is constructed to be arranged in the region of the vehicle roof and has at least one inflatable chamber. The arrangement of the airbag is above securing portions which...
6692016 Cover for air bag device  
A cover for an air bag device that enables an emblem to be secured to the cover in an extremely simple manner. The cover (module cover) has a recess for receiving the emblem. An extension of the...
6692020 Safety device for protection of a passenger of a motor vehicle, comprising a seat belt and associated inflatable air bag  
The invention relates to a safety device ( 12 ), comprising a seat belt ( 14 ) with a strap ( 16 ), an intermediate part ( 32, 34 ) of which can be in a stored position and in an operating position...
6692017 Airbag apparatus for automobile  
An airbag apparatus for an automobile includes a fracture-opening section of an instrument panel cover; a frame member having edge portions in contact with a peripheral region around the...
6688639 Airbag module  
An airbag that can be removed from its receiving shaft in the vehicle and reinserted again without any special tools is described. The airbag module ( 2 ) is provided with a locking device ( 8, 9,...
6688638 Vehicle steering wheel  
The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel for a vehicle having a horn, said steering wheel having a longitudinal axis and comprising a gas bag module, a steering wheel skeleton, a gas bag...
6688637 Airbag apparatus  
An airbag apparatus having a retainer that can be employed with various embodiments of a horn switch that is turned on by the floating movement of a module cover. The apparatus includes an opening...
6682093 Air bag device  
In an air bag device, a folded air bag is accommodated in a condition that the air bag is enclosed by a sheet for preventing the air bag 11 unfolded. The sheet has a regulation wall portion which...
6682092 Vehicle steering wheel  
The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel, including comprising a skeleton, a gas bag module which is axially movably coupled with the skeleton in such a way that by pressing against the...
6679518 Airbag module for motor vehicles  
The invention relates to an airbag module for motor vehicles, comprising a housing for an inflatable airbag and a gas generator, with the gas generator being coupled to the housing without securing...
6676153 Easily installed side curtain airbag module  
An airbag device for side protection in a motor vehicle has an inflatable airbag and a plurality of attachment elements that are anchored to the airbag module and can be inserted into a...
6672613 Vehicle steering wheel  
The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel including a longitudinal axis, a steering wheel hub, a holding member, and at least one latching connection. The steering wheel further includes a...
6669227 Fastener for fastening a curtain airbag to a vehicle  
A fastener for securing a tether of a curtain airbag to a vehicle. The fastener includes a border projecting essentiallly from the side of the fastener for locking the fastener to the vehicle. The...
6669226 Air bag module with oppositely aligned inflators  
An air bag system comprising: a housing/inflator assembly and an air bag assembly operatively linked to the housing/inflator assembly to receive inflation gas to inflate an air bag of the air bag...
6663140 Side impact protection device for an occupant of a vehicle  
A side impact protection device for an occupant of a vehicle includes a housing fastened on the vehicle body side, a gas generator and an air bag. Within the air bag, a partition is provided which...
6663142 Steering wheel for a vehicle  
A transversely extending metal core member is fixed to a steering shaft, and a downwardly extending metal core member formed with a weakened part has a padding part mounted thereon at a lower...
6644685 Seamless passenger side airbag door  
An instrument panel for an automobile passenger compartment includes a substrate having an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an opening therein. A ridge is molded into and extends from the...
6626457 Curtain airbag  
Hangers of the curtain airbag are used to hang a bag body from a structural member of a vehicle. The hangers restrict the deployment direction of the bag body, and receive reaction force produced...
6626455 Deformable air bag module housing  
This present invention provides a deformable air bag module for use in an instrument panel or door panel of a vehicle. The air bag module has a deformable housing with an inflator and an air bag...
6626456 Apparatus and method for inflatable curtain wrap  
A novel airbag device, especially well suited to protect occupants of a vehicle from lateral impact is described. The airbag device includes an inflatable curtain and a wrap having a first edge and...
6623029 Seamless passenger side airbag door on hard instrument panel  
An instrument panel for an automobile passenger compartment comprises a substrate with an interior surface and an exterior surface. A pre-weakened outline is formed within the interior surface and...
6624365 Structure for mounting switch on vehicular steering wheel  
An outer casing ( 4 ) of a switch ( 3 ) is provided with mounting hooks ( 9 ), which are engaged with a core metal ( 11 ) of a steering wheel ( 1 ). A lower cover ( 12 ) of the steering wheel ( 1 )...
6616182 Inflatable restraint system and method of deployment  
An inflatable restraint assembly and method of deploying an inflatable restraint assembly in a vehicle includes a support structure mounted below an opening in the instrument panel adapted to...
6612607 Interior member having an airbag door section for use in vehicles, and its molding method  
A tear portion is formed at a substantially center portion in a longitudinal direction and at both end portions in a lateral direction of an air bag door portion of an instrument panel so as to be...
6613415 Emblem having a fastening structure  
A structure and method for fastening an emblem to a molded article by inserting thermoplastic resin mounting feet, protruding from the emblem, through holes formed in the molded article and...
6607209 Gas bag module  
A gas bag module for use in vehicles has a housing and an inflator arranged on the bottom of the housing. A normally folded gas bag is accommodated within the housing. A diffusor is arranged...
6601870 Tear structure of air bag door  
Movable reinforcing panels ( 31 ) are respectively formed with a plurality of serially-combined panel members ( 31 a ) disposed along bending lines of opening door panels ( 13, 14 ). The panel...
6595543 Motor vehicle equipment for airbag, corresponding assembly and method for manufacturing it  
This motor vehicle equipment comprises a fascia ( 4 ) delimiting an opening ( 14 ) covered with a facing ( 16 ), and an airbag support ( 6 ) comprising a flange ( 22 ). The support ( 6 ) comprises...
6592142 Assembly module and method for assembly thereof  
The invention relates to an assembly module intended for a steering wheel in a vehicle comprising a console intended to be fitted in a steering wheel hub of the steering wheel. The console is...
6592141 Airbag module for motor vehicles  
The invention relates to an airbag module for motor vehicles comprising a housing for an inflatable airbag and a gas generator, with the gas generator and the housing being movable independently of...
6588793 Thin airbag module design for overhead applications  
A thin compressible overhead airbag module provides inflatable overhead passive restraint protection to out of position occupants within a vehicle. The flat module design is compressed following...
6585287 Roof rail air bag assembly and method of installation  
A roof rail air bag assembly includes an air bag module having an air bag and an air bag inflator, and a hanger designed to attach the assembly to the roof rail of a vehicle. The installation of...
6585292 Airbag device with shape-maintaining member  
An airbag is folded into a predetermined shape and is held by a shape-maintaining member or rubber strap to keep its shape. Both ends of the rubber strap are attached to the airbag by sewing...
6578866 Air bag apparatus  
The invention provides an air bag apparatus which can securely prevent gas generated from an inflator from leaking from an insertion port of the air bag provided in a mounting base portion of the...
6575495 Airbag mounting module  
A cradle receiving an airbag module is formed to slide within an instrument trim panel without the need for separate fasteners or installation steps. In a preferred embodiment, the cradle was...
6572136 Automotive air bag system  
To facilitate the mounting and removing an automotive air bag system to and from a vehicle body, the air bag system comprises a detachable hinge formed between a part of the air bag housing and a...
6572135 Assembly, in particular gas bag module  
An assembly consists of a first component and of a second component. The first component is provided with at least one opening and with at least one holding projection which is associated with the...
6568702 No housing driver's air bag module  
An air bag module having an inflator ( 20 ); a cushion ( 22 ); a retainer ring ( 24 ) having at least one mounting tab ( 40 ) and a plurality of fasteners ( 28 ) for engaging the inflator ( 20 )...
6568701 Platelet fixed on a base plate  
A platelet, that is fixed on a base plate, has particularly narrow three-dimensional sections and is chiefly intended to be used as a cover cap for driver air bag modules. The platelet exhibits at...
6568703 Interference fit attachment for a rounded member  
A novel apparatus and method for attaching a rounded member, such as an inflator assembly for an automobile air bag, to another member or surface, particularly a flat surface, is disclosed. A...
6565116 Head protecting airbag device  
A head-protecting airbag device includes an airbag cover mounted on the body of a vehicle for covering a folded airbag. The airbag cover includes an airbag cover body and a clip portion protruding...
6565113 Air bag module  
An air bag module having an inflator with an inflator flange, a plurality of mounting studs depending outwardly from the inflator flange. An air bag cushion is positioned about the inflator flange....
6565114 Plastic air bag module with variable cushion vent area adjustment  
There is disclosed a housing assembly for an air bag system with a gas emitting inflator for emitting inflation gas. The housing assembly includes a support structure for retaining the gas emitting...
6565117 Arrangement and construction of crew protective device for automobile  
A structure of arranging an vehicle occupant protecting apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which can prevent a pillar garnish from scattering when an air bag installed in a front pillar portion...