IP Library Granted Patent US 7,607,685
Granted Patent B2
US 7,607,685 · App. 11/544,169 · Granted Oct 27, 2009

Automobile side airbag guide plate

Assignee: Delphi Korea Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,607,685
App. No.
11/544,169
Granted
Oct 27, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an automobile side airbag guide plate including support brackets disposed at both sides of a center pillar, fixed to an inner panel between a roof panel and a head liner, and supporting a lower part of an airbag module, wherein each of the support brackets includes a vertical part fixed to the inner panel between the roof panel and the head liner, and a horizontal support part extending from the vertical part to support the lower part of the airbag module fixed to the inner panel.

Claims (13)

1. An automobile side airbag guide plate comprising an airbag housing having an airbag tube and a door,

wherein the airbag tube is installed in the airbag housing and disposed at a boundary between a center pillar and a head liner,

the door is opened at one side by the deployed airbag tube,

a hollow shock absorption part is formed under the door of the airbag housing, and

a wrinkled part is installed at one side of the shock absorption part to compress the shock absorption part when the airbag tube is deployed,

wherein the shock absorption part has an upper surface, a vertical surface and a curved part connecting the upper and vertical surfaces, wherein the curved part includes the wrinkled part.

2. The automobile side airbag guide plate according to claim 1 , wherein the door has a tear line formed at its one end.

3. The automobile side airbag guide plate according to claim 2 , wherein an upper surface of the shock absorption part is disposed at a level higher than or equal to an upper end of the center pillar upon deployment of the airbag tube.

4. The automobile side airbag guide plate according to claim 3 , wherein the shock absorption part is divided by partition walls.

5. The automobile side airbag guide plate according to claim 4 , wherein the head liner has a circular end.

6. The automobile side airbag guide plate according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the shock absorption part is disposed higher than or level with an upper end of the center pillar upon deployment of the airbag tube.

7. The automobile side airbag guide plate according to claim 6 , wherein the shock absorption part is divided by partition walls.

8. The automobile side airbag guide plate according to claim 7 , wherein the head liner has a circular end.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2010
From: DELPHI KOREA LLC
To: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
Reel/Frame 024474/0446 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 30, 2010
From: DELPHI KOREA CORPORATION
To: DELPHI KOREA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 024151/0961 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2007
From: JANG, MYUNG-RYUN; YOO, BYOUNG-SUN; KIM, TAE-WOO; LEE, DONG-JUN; OH, EUN-HWAN; CHOI, KYUN-SOON; KIM, JUNG-HAN
To: DELPHI KOREA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018770/0368 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2005-0094286 · Oct 7, 2005 · national
KR 20-2005-0030971 U · Nov 1, 2005 · national
KR 20-2006-0008880 U · Apr 4, 2006 · national
KR 20-2006-0010368 U · Apr 18, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070090634A1 · Apr 26, 2007