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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
Michael Kutchey, Ortonville, MI (US);
David W. Schneider, Waterford, MI (US);
John F. Witt, Jr., Clinton Township, MI (US);
Jamie R. Fritz, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01); B60R 21/206 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/217 (2013.01); B60R 21/206 (2013.01); B60R 21/2171 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag assembly can include an inflator that may exert forces on an airbag housing during deployment of an airbag from the housing. The airbag assembly can include a load distributing plate to distribute or delocalize the forces. In some arrangements, the load distributing plate can be attached to the inflator.