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Occupant restraint system

US11214222B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 2020
Grant dateJan 4, 2022
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/23107
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A restraint system for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle having a side structure and a cabin with a seat for the occupant includes an airbag having a stored condition outboard of the occupant. The airbag is inflatable to a deployed condition positioned between the occupant and the vehicle side structure. The airbag extends in a forward-rearward direction from a first end positioned in front of the occupant to a second end positioned behind the occupant such that a torso and head of the occupant are laterally aligned with the second end when the seat is placed in a reclined position.

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