Seat mounted side impact airbags

摘要

Vehicle safety airbag assembly including an inflator (12) situated in an integral mounting extension portion (34) of a cushion (14). The inflator has a mounting tab (26) with an aperture (28), projecting from its rear end (20), and a mounting bolt (30), projecting from near its front end (18). The rear end (20) of the inflator (12) projects through a close fitting aperture in the mounting extension portion (34). A frangible wrap holds the airbag in a folded state against the inflator (12). The assembly is secured to a vehicle element by engaging a tab finger in the aperture (28) and then securing the mounting bolt to a hole in the element. The cushion (14) may be sealed to the inflator round the aperture by means of an inwardly directed sealing lip or an outwardly directed skirt clamped to the inflator.