Patent ID: 11932192
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A fastening strap clamp assembly configured to fasten a first component and a second component of a vehicle together before and during deployment of a safety airbag of the vehicle, the fastening strap clamp assembly comprising:
a fastening strap housing comprising a fixing seat, a holder, and a fastening strap that connects the fixing seat to the holder, wherein the fixing seat is configured to be fixed to the first component, and the holder is configured to be at least partially inserted into a hole of the second component; and
a fixing pin, the fixing pin having a locked position, the fixing pin being configured to lock the holder in the hole of the second component at the locked position, and the fixing pin comprising:
a torsion bar extending along an extension axis, the torsion bar being elastically deformable by twisting around the extension axis, and the torsion bar engaging with the holder at a distal end of the torsion bar; and
an actuator, the actuator being connected to a proximal end of the torsion bar, the actuator comprising at least one cam surface and at least one release surface connected to the at least one cam surface, wherein the at least one cam surface spirally extends around the extension axis and is configured to fit with an edge of the hole of the second component to drive the torsion bar to twist to enable the fixing pin to be inserted into the hole of the second component; wherein the at least one release surface is configured to fit with the edge of the hole of the second component, so that at the end of the process of inserting the fixing pin into the hole of the second component, the torsion bar restores to a substantially undeformed state to lock the holder in the hole of the second component; and wherein the fixing pin is configured to be capable of being released from the locked position by torsion of the torsion bar to enable the holder to be removed from the second component.