Cover body for air-bag device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10988099-B2
Application number	US-201916412211-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 14, 2019
Priority date	May 16, 2018
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

A cover body of an air-bag device for covering an air bag includes a cover body part and an emblem attached to the front side of the cover body part. The emblem includes a planar light source, a light-transmissive panel covering the planar light source and a decoration component fixed to the cover body part to retain an outer circumferential part of the panel. The panel includes a panel part and an engagement part which is provided on the outer circumferential part of the panel part and engaged with the decoration component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cover body of an air-bag device for covering an air bag, comprising:
a cover body part; and
a decoration member attached to a front side of the cover body part, wherein
the decoration member includes:
a light source;
a decoration body configured to cover the light source, the decoration body having light transmittance; and
a retainer body fixed to the cover body part to retain an outer circumferential part of the decoration body, wherein

the decoration body includes:
a decoration part; and
an engagement part provided on an outer circumferential part of the decoration part and configured to engage with retainer body, and

wherein the engagement part includes a first protruding part and a first groove part respectively provided on a front side of the engagement part,
the retainer body includes a retainer part configured to overlap with the front side of the engagement part, and
the retainer part includes a second groove part configured to be fitting to the first protruding part and a second protruding part configured to be fitting to the first groove part.

2. The cover body of claim 1 , wherein
the first protruding part and the second groove part, and the first groove part and the second protruding part are respectively configured to be tapered fitting to each other.

3. The cover body of claim 1 , wherein
the engagement part is formed over a whole circumference of the outer circumferential part of the decoration part, and
the retainer body is formed in an annular shape and also configured to be fitting to the engagement part over the whole circumference of the retainer body.

4. The cover body of claim 1 , wherein
the decoration member includes a locking body disposed on a back side of the cover body part, and
the retainer body includes a locking part configured to penetrate through the cover body part from the front side to the back side and to be locked to the locking body.

Assignees

• Nihon Plast Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ohki Takuya
• Kiuchi Yohei

Classifications

• B60R21/215 Primary

  characterised by the covers for the inflatable member {(B60R21/2176 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B60Q3/20

  for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments (lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60R13/005

  Manufacturers' emblems, name plates, bonnet ornaments, mascots or the like; Mounting means therefor · CPC title

• B60Q3/283 Primary

  Steering wheels; Gear levers · CPC title

• B60R2021/21543

  with emblems · CPC title