Lear Corporation

Lg Chem, Ltd

Autoliv Asp, Incorporated

J.s.t.mfg. Co.,ltd.

Andrew Fisher

David Menzies

Deborah Probert

Michael James Porter

Michael Glick

Ping Chen

Tulasi Sadras-Ravindra

Tsuyoshi Osada

William R Lyons

Mark A Niedzwiecki

Joel Yaney

Jens Lamping

Don Heydens

Mark Olson

An inflatable airbag system is disclosed, the inflatable airbag system configured with a wrapper to facilitate an inflating airbag cushion to exit a housing of the inflatable airbag system. The inflatable airbag system may be mounted forward of an occupant of a vehicle, the inflatable airbag system disposed behind one or more panel doors, the panel doors each equipped with a hinge to facilitate opening of the panel doors without the panel doors detaching. The wrapper is configured to separate so as to form a ramp to cover each hinge of each panel door whereby the inflating airbag cushion is precluded from engaging the hinge, wherein such engagement may otherwise adversely alter an inflation rate or trajectory of the inflating airbag cushion.

Frontal airbag systems with deployment-assisting wrapper

An electrical terminal assembly includes a contact member that has a contact base. Contact arms extend from the contact base in an arm direction on opposite sides of a terminal plane. A connection portion extends from the contact base and includes a connection surface. A mount hole that extends through the connection portion and the connection surface. The electrical terminal assembly also includes a spring member supported on the contact member and including a spring base. Spring arms extend from the spring base on opposite sides of the terminal plane. The spring arms extend into engagement with the contact arms at respective spring contacts. A shroud is connected to the spring base and extends around the contact arms and beyond the contact arms in the arm direction.

Electrical terminal assembly with connection retainer

An electrical connector assembly includes a contact member and a spring member. The contact member has a base and contact arms that extend from the base in an arm direction on opposite sides of a terminal plane. The spring member is supported on the contact member and includes a spring base and spring arms that extend from the spring base in the arm direction. The spring arms are on opposite sides of the terminal plane and engage respective ones of the contact arms at respective spring contacts. The spring member also includes a shroud that is connected to the spring base and has an end shield that extends beyond the arms. The shroud includes side shields that are located on opposite sides of the contact arms and connect the end shield to the spring base. Shield arms also connect the end shield to the spring base.

Electrical terminal assembly with increased contact area

A high voltage service disconnect assembly is provided. The high voltage service disconnect assembly is configured to fixedly hold a plurality of different sized fuses therein having different current rating capabilities, one fuse at a time.

High voltage service disconnect assembly

A housing assembly for a pair of electric connectors includes a first housing with a lock arm to lock the first housing inserted into a second housing, and a reinforcing member held by the first housing. The reinforcing member can be pushed into the first housing only when the first housing and the second housing are completely properly fitted together. The coupling strength between the housings is enhanced by the coupling strength of the reinforcing member, and the operator can easily and properly judge the proper fitting of the housings on the basis that the reinforcing member can be pushed in. As the first housing holds the reinforcing member, the fitting work can be done smoothly and reliably. Both housings can be made slimmer. This assembly allows a single-action fitting wherein the first housing can be fitted in the second housing by pushing only the reinforcing member.

Housing assembly and a pair of electric connectors using it

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Ortonville, MI, United States of America

Andrew Fisher