Curtain airbag for a motor vehicle
US8459691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/2334
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inflatable curtain airbag is secured along an upper edge to a body structure of the motor vehicle and deploys downwardly when inflated. Prior to deployment, the lower edge of the curtain is not tethered to the vehicle body. When nearly or fully deployed, the lower edge of the curtain engages an adjacent part of the motor vehicle so as to form a virtual tether therebetween resisting relative movement between the curtain and the adjacent part.
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