Patent ID: 8540274

Claim:
A vehicle airbag support assembly comprising: a vehicle cross-car beam having a rearward surface facing a rearward direction of a vehicle and a forward surface facing a forward direction of the vehicle; and an airbag support structure comprising: a mounting portion including a plurality of lateral extensions fixedly coupled to the rearward surface of the vehicle cross-car beam; an elongated extension portion having a first end fixedly coupled to the mounting portion and a second end spaced from the first end such that the first end is situated closer to the rearward surface than the forward surface and the second end of the extension portion extends beyond the forward surface of the vehicle cross-car beam, and the lateral extensions extend toward opposite directions outwardly beyond a width of the elongated extension portion from opposite sides of the elongated extension portion; and a support portion configured to support an airbag device, the support portion being fixedly coupled to the second end of the extension portion such that the support portion is situated closer to the forward surface than the rearward surface and is cantilevered with respect to the mounting portion.