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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1996
Toshiyuki Sugiyama, Fuji, JP;
Michitaka Suzuki, Fuji, JP;
Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Shibakawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Kaneko, Fuji, JP;
Nihon Plast Co., Ltd., Fuji, JP;
Abstract
An occupant restraint system including a base plate, a flexible airbag module cover mounted to the baseplate, and a switch assembly which is disposed inside the cover and secured to the base plate. The flexible airbag module cover includes a flap portion forcedly separable from the cover and moveable from a normal closed position to an open position. The flap portion has a horn actuation area. The switch assembly includes a membrane type switch disposed behind the horn actuation area, and a back panel carrying the membrane type switch. The back panel has a switch support portion retaining the membrane type switch and a strap which is secured to the base plate and extends from the switch support portion.