Nissan Motor Company Limited

Other

Minoru Matano

Hidekazu Takeyama

Akio Oikawa

Tomohiro Kawasaki

Akira Ozaki

Katsuyuki Arima

Masahiko Ohnishi

Naofumi Ito

The invention relates to a pressure sensitive sealant composition for sealing a clearance between a lamp unit housing and a vehicle body panel of an automotive vehicle. The pressure sensitive sealant composition includes (a) 10-40 wt % of a component A that is at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymers, hydrogenated styrene-isoprene copolymers, and modified copolymers thereof; (b) a component B that is at least one tackifier selected from the group consisting of petroleum resins, terpene resins, rosin resins, coumarone-indene resins, hydrogenated resins thereof, and modified resins thereof, and (c) a component C that is a hydrocarbonic plasticizer. The pressure sensitive sealant composition is prepared by maxing together 100 parts by weight of the component A, 20-60 parts by weight of said component B, and 150-400 parts by weight of said component C. In order to apply the pressure sensitive sealant composition for the purpose of saealing, the pressure sensitive sealant composition is heated end directly applied in the state of a bead onto a member to be sealed, or otherwise applied to the member after it has been formed into the bead state.

Pressure sensitive sealant composition and method of sealing by using same

An air-bag arrangement includes an air-bag module disposed in a recess of an instrument panel, and a lid member for covering an opening of the recess. The lid member is secured to the instrument panel. The lid member is openable in response to inflation of an air bag of the air-bag module to accommodate expansion of the air bag into the passenger space. A first bracket member is secured to the lid member. A second bracket member is secured to the instrument panel and arranged to be brought into engagement with the first bracket member in a manner wherein distortion of either of the first and second bracket members is absent and to allow the first bracket member to be detached from the second bracket member in a snap action manner upon inflation of the air bag.

Air-bag arrangement

A knee protector device for protecting driver's knees in a serious vehicle collision comprises semicylindrical inner and outer protectors reinforced by beading or projecting which are installed opposite to the drivers knees while a part of each protector is overlapped with each other. With this structure, the impact force in the collision is received by the knee protector device while stabilized at a desired value, so that the knee protector device efficiently absorbs the impact force.

Knee protector device for automotive vehicle

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Kanagawa, Japan

Minoru Matano