Patent ID: 8231137
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A housing assembly for supporting a knee airbag module in a motor vehicle, the housing assembly comprising: a box case for supporting the knee airbag module, the box case having a lower wall and a back wall having a proximal edge, the lower wall connected to the proximal edge of the back wall and extending along an axis to a distal edge, the distal edge lying on a same plane as the proximal edge, and an opening; a cover panel disposed over the opening, the cover panel having a tear seam formed therein, the cover panel extending to a terminal free edge and having a cantilevered support and a lower support, the lower support extending from the cantilevered support towards the box case, the lower support spaced apart from the distal edge and beneath the lower wall; and a lower panel attached to a vehicle body, the lower panel spaced apart from and below the lower support, the lower panel extending from the vehicle body towards the cover panel to a terminal edge, the terminal edge spaced apart from the terminal free edge of the cover panel, the distal edge of the lower wall extending beyond the terminal edge of the lower panel so as to be closer to the cantilevered support than the terminal edge of the lower panel.