Inflatable curtain airbag integrated tether
US7571930B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23388
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inflatable curtain airbag integrated tether and method of manufacture can include forming an inflatable curtain from at least one panel of material defining at least one expandable chamber, forming a tether integrally from a salvage area of the at one panel of material, and attaching the tether at an attachment point to the inflatable curtain at one end and having opposite end attachable to a structural pillar of the vehicle for anchoring the inflatable curtain during inflation. The side curtain airbag can be for installation in a stowed condition proximate a roof rail of a vehicle and adapted to be inflated to a deployed condition extending downward along an inner side surface of a passenger compartment of a vehicle.
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