Emblem, module cover and airbag apparatus
View Patent ↗An emblem is disposed on an external surface of a module cover of an airbag apparatus. The emblem has a narrow width portion and at least two wide width portions with the narrow width portion in between. The emblem includes a reinforcing member disposed on a backside thereof and extending through the narrow width portion to the wide width portions.
1. An emblem to be disposed on an external surface of a module cover of an airbag apparatus, comprising:
a narrow width portion extending horizontally,
at least one wide width portion extending horizontally adjacent to the narrow width portion and having a width greater than that of the narrow width portion, said widths of the at least one wide portion and said narrow width portion being measured in same orientations, and
a reinforcing member disposed on and integrally attached to a backside of the narrow width portion and at least one wide width portion to protrude substantially perpendicularly thereto, said reinforcing member extending through the narrow width portion to the wide width portion,
wherein said narrow width portion is arranged between two wide width portions, said reinforcing member extending between the two wide width portions through the narrow width portion.
2. An emblem according to claim 1 , wherein said reinforcing member has a trapezoidal shape with long and short sides, said long side being attached to the narrow and wide width portions.
3. A module cover of an airbag apparatus comprising the emblem according to claim 1 .
4. A module cover according to claim 1 , further comprising an emblem-fixing area formed of a depression for engaging the emblem, and a dent formed in the emblem-fixing area for inserting the reinforce member.
5. An airbag apparatus including the module cover according to claim 1 .