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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
May. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
William L. DeWitt, Ortonville, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ; B60R 2/116 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ; B60R 2/116 ;
Abstract
A vehicle safe airbag, assembly includes a cover for an airbag canister formed separately from the instrument panel, to reduce the overall manufacturing expense. The cover is affixed in part by a snap fit to an airbag canister so as to extend through an enlarged opening in the instrument panel, to present an appearance as an embossed section of the instrument panel. In one embodiment of the invention the cover extends laterally beyond the airbag canister to overlie an air conditioner duct located alongside the canister.