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EP0795445A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Garnish members having an air bag

Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-03-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-03-12
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Abstract

Abstract Garnish members (10) according to this invention are installed and fixed to peripheries of a door opening in the interior of a vehicle body. The garnish members (10) have an air bag (25) therein and comprise elongate garnish bodies disposed in the interior of a vehicle body and fixing portions. The fixing portions are hinged to the garnish bodies at a rear side of the garnish bodies and can be fixed to the body. The fixing portions include brackets capable of maintaining folding conditions of the air bag (25), which can be ruptured when the air bag (25) is inflated.

Inventors

  • 👤 Katsuhiro Katagiri
  • 👤 Akiyoshi Nagano
  • 👤 Hiroki Tsuge
  • 👤 Minoru Shibata
  • 👤 Toshinori Tanase

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/213; B60R21/201; B60R21/215

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
Garnish members having an air bag, said garnish members being installed and fixed to peripheries of a door opening in the interior of a vehicle body, said garnish members comprising: garnish bodies which are of a long ruler shape and disposed in the interior of the vehicle body; fixing portions hinged to said garnish bodies at a rear side of said garnish bodies, which fixing portions can be fixed to the body, said air bag being temporarily fixed to said fixing portion so that said air bag can be mounted on said body, and further comprising brackets provided at said fixing portions so as to maintain folding conditions of said air bag, which brackets can be ruptured when said air bag is inflated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 30 words
Garnish members as claimed in claim 1 wherein means for installing said air bag to said body and means for installing said fixing portions to said body are utilized commonly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
Garnish members as claimed in claim 1 wherein said fixing portion is divided to plural sections and the plurality of said fixing portions are disposed on a rear side of said garnish body.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

JPH03276844A Cited
GB2261636A Cited
JPH06227340A Cited
GB2278812A Cited
JPH07117605A Cited

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