Patent ID: 6955376
Filing Date: 2005-10-18
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60R

Abstract:
1. 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 canister supported adjacent a door inner surface opposite a door outer surface, the canister including a canister opening; an air bag supported in an air bag receptacle of the air bag canister, the air bag having an inner end operatively connected to the air bag canister and an outer end disposed adjacent the air bag deployment door, the air bag canister 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 separate from the air bag door, and configured to pivot outward under the force of air bag inflation; the reaction plate connected to the support structure; and a first tubular channel disposed along at least a portion of the air bag door perimeter.