Cover for air bag device
View Patent ↗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 emblem is extended through a hole in the cover. A distal end of the extension is bent along a rear side of the cover. A rib is pressed and welded by a thermal or ultrasonic welding element to form a welding body. The welding body covers the distal end of the extension.
1. A cover for an air bag device comprising:
an emblem attached to an outer side of the cover, the emblem including:
a main plate arranged to the outer side of the cover; and
a plurality of connecting extensions having a preformed, bent L-shaped portion, projecting from an outer periphery of the main plate in a rearward direction of the emblem;
wherein each of the plurality of connecting extensions extend through each of an associated plurality of slit-shaped holes in the cover.
2. A cover according to claim 1 , wherein when each of the plurality of connecting extensions is extended through one of the associated plurality of holes, the preformed, bent L-shaped portion is elastically deformed and returns to its original shape after being fit into the slit-shaped hole.
3. A cover according to claim 2 , wherein a welding body firmly secures each of the plurality of connecting extensions in place.
4. An airbag device comprising:
a cover comprising an emblem attached to an outer side of the cover, the emblem including:
a main plate arranged to the outer side of the cover; and
a plurality of connecting extensions having a preformed, bent L-shaped portion, projecting from an outer periphery of the main plate in a rearward direction of the emblem;
wherein each of the plurality of connecting extensions extend through each of an associated plurality of slit-shaped holes in the cover.
5. An airbag device according to claim 4 , wherein when each of the plurality of connecting extensions is extended through one of the associated plurality of holes, the preformed bent L-shaped portion is elastically deformed and returns to its original shape after being fit into the slit-shaped hole.
6. An airbag device according to claim 4 , wherein a welding body firmly secures each of the plurality of connecting extensions in place.