IP Library Granted Patent US 10,988,099
Granted Patent B2
US 10,988,099 · App. 16/412,211 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Cover body for air-bag device

Inventors: Takuya Ohki (Shizuoka, JP); Yohei Kiuchi (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
B60R21/215B60Q3/20B60R21/203
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Patent No.
US 10,988,099
App. No.
16/412,211
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover body of an air-bag device for covering an air bag includes a cover body part and an emblem attached to the front side of the cover body part. The emblem includes a planar light source, a light-transmissive panel covering the planar light source and a decoration component fixed to the cover body part to retain an outer circumferential part of the panel. The panel includes a panel part and an engagement part which is provided on the outer circumferential part of the panel part and engaged with the decoration component.

Claims (21)

1. A cover body of an air-bag device for covering an air bag, comprising:

a cover body part; and

a decoration member attached to a front side of the cover body part, wherein

the decoration member includes:

a light source;

a decoration body configured to cover the light source, the decoration body having light transmittance; and

a retainer body fixed to the cover body part to retain an outer circumferential part of the decoration body, wherein

the decoration body includes:

a decoration part; and

an engagement part provided on an outer circumferential part of the decoration part and configured to engage with retainer body, and

wherein the engagement part includes a first protruding part and a first groove part respectively provided on a front side of the engagement part,

the retainer body includes a retainer part configured to overlap with the front side of the engagement part, and

the retainer part includes a second groove part configured to be fitting to the first protruding part and a second protruding part configured to be fitting to the first groove part.

2. The cover body of claim 1 , wherein

the first protruding part and the second groove part, and the first groove part and the second protruding part are respectively configured to be tapered fitting to each other.

3. The cover body of claim 1 , wherein

the engagement part is formed over a whole circumference of the outer circumferential part of the decoration part, and

the retainer body is formed in an annular shape and also configured to be fitting to the engagement part over the whole circumference of the retainer body.

4. The cover body of claim 1 , wherein

the decoration member includes a locking body disposed on a back side of the cover body part, and

the retainer body includes a locking part configured to penetrate through the cover body part from the front side to the back side and to be locked to the locking body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2019
From: OHKI, TAKUYA; KIUCHI, YOHEI
To: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049177/0699 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-094840 · May 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190351860A1 · Nov 21, 2019
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