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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ;
Abstract
To facilitate the mounting and removing an automotive air bag system to and from a vehicle body, the air bag system comprises a detachable hinge formed between a part of the air bag housing and a fixed member of a vehicle body, and a releasable latch device provided in the housing. The latch device is adapted to latch onto a striker member integrally formed in the fixed member in a detachable manner. Thus, the mounting of the air bag system can be easily accomplished by first engaging the hinge, and then latching the latch device onto the striker member. The removal of the air bag system can be accomplished equally easily by reversing this process.