Knee airbag module housing with securement element mounting features
View Patent ↗A housing for a knee airbag module includes an enclosure structured to receive a knee airbag module therein, and a door rotatably coupled to the enclosure. A first securement element mounting hole is formed in the door at a location in the door structured to reside adjacent an outboard edge and a rearmost edge of the door when the door is in an open condition.
1. A housing for a knee airbag module, the housing comprising:
an enclosure structured to receive a knee airbag module therein;
a door rotatably coupled to the enclosure;
a securement element mounting receptacle including a first wall extending from an interior face of the door in a direction toward an exterior face of the door, and a second wall extending from the door interior face in a direction toward the exterior face of the door and adjoining the first wall; and
a first securement element mounting hole extending through the first wall.
2. The housing of claim 1 wherein the receptacle further comprises a second securement element mounting hole extending through the second wall.
3. The housing of claim 2 further comprising:
a third wall extending between the first wall and the second wall; and
a third securement element mounting hole extending through the third wall.
4. The housing of claim 3 further comprising:
a fourth wall extending between the first wall and the second wall; and
a fourth securement element mounting hole extending through the third wall.
5. A housing for a knee airbag module, the housing comprising:
an enclosure structured for mounting a knee airbag module therein;
a door rotatably coupled to the enclosure, the door having an interior face structured to face into the enclosure when the door is in a closed condition, and an exterior face opposite the interior face and structured to face in a direction away from the enclosure when the door is in the closed condition; and
a securement element mounting receptacle formed in the door, the receptacle including a first wall extending from the door interior face in a direction toward the exterior face, a second wall extending from the door interior face in a direction toward the exterior face of the door and adjoining the first wall, and a first securement element mounting hole extending through the first wall.
6. The housing of claim 5 wherein the securement element mounting receptacle further comprises a second securement element mounting hole extending through the second wall.
7. The housing of claim 6 wherein the first securement element mounting hole is positioned at a location in the door structured to reside adjacent an outboard edge and a rearmost edge of the door when the door is in an open condition.
8. The housing of claim 1 wherein the first securement element mounting hole is formed in the door at a location in the door structured to reside adjacent an outboard edge and a rearmost edge of the door when the door is in an open condition.