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Single side curtain airbag for vehicles

US9022417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 2013
Grant dateMay 5, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 14, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/2636
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Airbag inflator system includes an inflatable airbag, e.g., a side curtain airbag, a housing, a gas generating system arranged apart from the housing for generating gas, and a conduit leading from the gas generating system to the housing to provide gas to the housing, e.g., to a lateral end of the housing. A filter may be arranged between the gas generating system and the housing, possibly in the conduit. A nozzle may be arranged between the gas generating system and an interior of the airbag, which nozzle is varied as a function of temperature. The housing may be movably arranged relative to a fixed base and mounted to vary its relation to the base as a function of temperature, e.g., via elastic or deformable supports which support the housing on the base.

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