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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
May. 16, 1996
Jeffrey Allen Logan, Union, OH (US);
John Clifford Hattery, Jr, Dublin, OH (US);
John Paul Sparkman, Dayton, OH (US);
David Allan Pray, Tipp City, OH (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An air bag module includes an inflator for generating inflator gas, an air bag deployable upon generation of inflator gas and secured to the inflator, and a mounting bracket attached to the inflator. The mounting bracket is adapted to secure the inflator to the vehicle. The inflator preferably includes opposing ends and the mounting bracket has a central portion secured to the vehicle. The mounting bracket advantageously includes first and second cantilevered portions, each of the cantilevered portions extending outwardly from the central portion and engaging an end of the inflator. The cantilevered portions each having a predetermined strength such that the cantilevered portions each deform in the direction of the deploying air bag such that the mounting bracket absorbs energy during air bag inflation by predetermined deformation of the cantilevered portions.