STRUCTURE FOR FITTING AIRBAG LID TO ADJACENT MEMBER

• Main Authors: KAWAMURA KOJI, NISHIMOTO KEIJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.10.2013
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase fastening force between a KAB lid and an adjacent member, and to facilitate assembling.SOLUTION: A structure is provided for fitting an airbag lid 4 covering a deployment side of an airbag of an airbag unit 7 to an adjacent member 5 to which the airbag lid 4 is assembled. The airbag lid 4 includes a fitting part 20 protruding laterally. The fitting part 20 includes a slit-like sliding groove 31. At an end of the sliding groove 31, an insertion hole 32 larger than a width of the sliding groove 31 is formed. In the adjacent member 5, a fitting protrusion 60 is formed which includes a neck part 61 to be engaged with the sliding groove 31 to slide and a head part 62 formed at the tip of the neck part 61 and larger than the width of the sliding groove 31 and narrower than the insertion hole 32. The head part 62 passes through the insertion hole 32. The neck part 61 moves along the sliding groove 21 to connect the airbag lid 4 with the adjacent member 5.