Patent ID: 6203056
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60R

Abstract:
An inflatable restraint assembly for an automotive vehicle, the apparatus comprising:a support structure;an air bag deployment door integrally formed in a vehicle panel, the air bag deployment door having a perimeter, at least a portion of the perimeter defined by a frangible marginal edge;an air bag dispenser supported adjacent a door inner surface opposite a door outer surface;an air bag supported in an air bag receptacle of the air bag dispenser, the air bag having an inner end operatively connected to the air bag dispenser and an outer end disposed adjacent the air bag deployment door, the air bag dispenser configured to direct air bag deployment along a deployment path through the vehicle panel;a reaction plate disposed between the air bag and the air bag deployment door;the reaction plate including a pivotable panel portion configured to pivot outward under the force of air bag inflation; andthe reaction plate connected to the support structure at a location spaced from both the vehicle panel and the air bag dispenser.