Airbag tether attachment

摘要

An inflatable airbag (12) which provides for vehicle occupant restraint when inflated has a tether (26) inside it. One end (27) of the tether is attached to the airbag wall (28) at a point or line away from the mouth of the airbag and the opposite end (34) of the tether is fastened to a canister (16) by means of a retaining rod (36) housed inside a hemmed loop (34) at the end of the tether. The retaining rod inside the hemmed loop is retained in a slotted rail (18A) or channel (21) on the canister. Stress in the tether is transmitted directly from the tether to the retaining rod and thence to the canister.