US 11,912,229 B2
Lid for airbag tether deployment in vehicles
Carlington G. Demetrius, Dublin, OH (US); Benjamin M. Oros, Dublin, OH (US); Yuichiro Umeda, Novi, MI (US); and Akira Miyazaki, Birmingham, MI (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/218,133.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314922 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/213 (2011.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01)
CPC B60R 21/232 (2013.01) [B60R 21/213 (2013.01); B60R 2021/21506 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inflatable airbag assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a lid installed in a pillar garnish of a pillar structure of the vehicle; and
a tether with a first end and a second end, the first end attached to a mounting element anchored directly to an interior surface of the pillar garnish and the second end attached to an airbag;
wherein the lid is configured to remain spaced apart from the airbag during deployment of the airbag, and the mounting element is disposed directly adjacent to the lid.