GB2276354B - Improvements in or relating to a cover for an air-bag - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to a cover for an air-bag

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Publication number
GB2276354B
GB2276354B GB9305888A GB9305888A GB2276354B GB 2276354 B GB2276354 B GB 2276354B GB 9305888 A GB9305888 A GB 9305888A GB 9305888 A GB9305888 A GB 9305888A GB 2276354 B GB2276354 B GB 2276354B
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bag
cover
air
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GB9305888A
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GB2276354A (en
GB9305888D0 (en
Inventor
Andre Robin
Remi Baillivet
Kyriakos Vavalidis
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Autoliv Klippan SNC
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Autoliv Klippan SNC
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Priority to GB9305888A priority Critical patent/GB2276354B/en
Publication of GB9305888D0 publication Critical patent/GB9305888D0/en
Priority to DE4448009A priority patent/DE4448009B4/de
Priority to DE4409405.1A priority patent/DE4409405C5/de
Priority to DE4448050.4A priority patent/DE4448050C5/de
Publication of GB2276354A publication Critical patent/GB2276354A/en
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
    • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
    • B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
    • B60R21/215—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components characterised by the covers for the inflatable member
    • B60R21/2165—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components characterised by the covers for the inflatable member characterised by a tear line for defining a deployment opening
    • B60R21/21656—Steering wheel covers or similar cup-shaped covers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/36—Removing material
    • B23K26/40—Removing material taking account of the properties of the material involved
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/08—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting
    • B26D7/086—Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting by vibrating, e.g. ultrasonically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C59/00—Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C59/007—Forming single grooves or ribs, e.g. tear lines, weak spots
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/16—Composite materials, e.g. fibre reinforced
    • B23K2103/166—Multilayered materials
    • B23K2103/172—Multilayered materials wherein at least one of the layers is non-metallic
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/30—Organic material
    • B23K2103/42—Plastics
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/50—Inorganic material, e.g. metals, not provided for in B23K2103/02 – B23K2103/26
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/30—Vehicles, e.g. ships or aircraft, or body parts thereof
    • B29L2031/3005—Body finishings
    • B29L2031/3038—Air bag covers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Forests & Forestry (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
GB9305888A 1993-03-22 1993-03-22 Improvements in or relating to a cover for an air-bag Expired - Lifetime GB2276354B (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9305888A GB2276354B (en) 1993-03-22 1993-03-22 Improvements in or relating to a cover for an air-bag
DE4448009A DE4448009B4 (de) 1993-03-22 1994-03-18 Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Airbag-Abdeckung
DE4409405.1A DE4409405C5 (de) 1993-03-22 1994-03-18 Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Airbag-Abdeckung
DE4448050.4A DE4448050C5 (de) 1993-03-22 1994-03-18 Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Airbag-Abdeckung

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9305888A GB2276354B (en) 1993-03-22 1993-03-22 Improvements in or relating to a cover for an air-bag

Publications (3)

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GB9305888D0 GB9305888D0 (en) 1993-05-12
GB2276354A GB2276354A (en) 1994-09-28
GB2276354B true GB2276354B (en) 1996-01-03

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GB (1) GB2276354B (de)

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GB2276354A (en) 1994-09-28
DE4409405C5 (de) 2014-09-18
DE4409405A1 (de) 1994-09-29
DE4409405B4 (de) 2008-01-31
DE4448050B4 (de) 2009-05-07
DE4448009B4 (de) 2008-11-27
DE4448050C5 (de) 2014-08-07
GB9305888D0 (en) 1993-05-12

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Expiry date: 20130321