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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuuji Kuriyama, Inazawa, JP;
Shoji Sakaida, Inazawa, JP;
Hikaru Ando, Inazawa, JP;
Masao Ando, Inazawa, JP;
Kazumi Ichimaru, Inazawa, JP;
Kazutoshi Sakamoto, Ikeda, JP;
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Nishikasugai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2807 / ; 280732 ;
Abstract
An air bag device for an instrument panel has a cover with a hinge and in one embodiment a break-away portion made of thermoplastic material. The cover has a bracket. The strength of the break-away portion is lower than that of the cover. The break-away portion breaks when an air bag inflates. The cover opens rotationally around the hinge. The second embodiment has no break-away portion.