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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Vandalia, OH (US);
Mark T. Winters, Vandalia, OH (US);
Nicholas J. Awabdy, Xenia, OH (US);
Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Vandalia, OH (US);
Mark T. Winters, Vandalia, OH (US);
Nicholas J. Awabdy, Xenia, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A door for an airbag module having a housing, an inflatable cushion, the airbag module being adapted to be used in a vehicle having an instrument panel with an airbag module opening, the door having an inner surface and an outer surface adapted to match the instrument panel, comprising: a first member depending away from the inner surface of the door, the first member being movably secured to the airbag module for relative movement therebetween and remains secured to the module during deployment of the inflatable cushion; a pair of second members depending away from the inner surface of the door, the pair of second members each having an opening for receiving a guiding member depending away from the housing; wherein the configuration of the first member and the openings of the pair of second members allows the door of the airbag module to deploy in a first direction until the first member reaches a point of maximum movement in the first direction, wherein the door continues to deploy in a second direction that is defined by further movement of the guiding member in the opening.