Curtain airbag for far-side impacts
US11938885B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23386
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle in the event of a far-side collision in which the vehicle is impacted on a side opposite the seat in which the occupant is seated includes a curtain airbag configured to inflate and deploy from a roof of the vehicle in response to a far-side collision. The curtain airbag has an inflated and deployed condition in which the curtain airbag is positioned inboard of the vehicle occupant.
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