Patent · US Expired

Frontal air bag system

US6938918B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
16References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 29, 1999
Grant dateSep 6, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/2612
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A frontal air bag system for a vehicle including an inflator mounted to vehicle structure and an air bag operatively connected to the inflator and mounted to a pillar of the vehicle. The frontal air bag system also includes a trim molding covering the air bag and mounted to the pillar. The air bag, inflated by the inflator, is extended downward and sideways in front of an occupant seated in the vehicle.

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