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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Steven Homer, Dublin, OH (US);
Toru Kobayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Douglas E. Haunhorst, Powell, OH (US);
Richard B. Cox, Marysville, OH (US);
Steven Homer, Dublin, OH (US);
Toru Kobayashi, Dublin, OH (US);
Douglas E. Haunhorst, Powell, OH (US);
Richard B. Cox, Marysville, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A supplementary restraint system for a vehicle occupant is provided which includes a supplemental restraint system module assembly connected to an airbag deployment chute incorporated into a vehicle instrument panel. A module assembly support bracket is provided that attaches the module assembly onto a frame portion on the vehicle. The support bracket includes a hook for insertion into an aperture on the frame portion. The support bracket also includes one or more bracket holes for alignment with respective frame portion holes upon proper positioning of the hook. Methods of factory installation of an SRS and removal of a deployed SRS are also disclosed herewith.