Patent ID: 6296277
Filing Date: 2001-10-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An integral passenger restraint system in combination with a motor vehicle, said integral passenger restraint system comprising:a motor vehicle, said motor vehicle having a front end;an instrument panel, said instrument panel being located internal to a passenger compartment of said motor vehicle;a cross-car-beam located between said instrument panel and said front end;an air bag system having an outer surface;a pair of end plates, each of said end plates capping an opposite side of said air bag system, each of said end plate having a centrally located support zone attached to said air bag system, each said end plate having a first crush zone located planarly adjacent to said support zone, each said end plate having a second crush zone located planarly adjacent to said support zone and opposite said first crush zone, said first crush zone of each said end plate being located proximate to said cross-car-beam; anda plurality of struts, said struts maintaining a position of said integral passenger restraint system in a fixed position after airbag deployment and prior to impact of a vehicle passenger's knees, said struts supporting said integral passenger restraint system independently of said cross-car-beam.