High pressure airbag for oblique impact modes
US9162645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23308
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a dash panel and an airbag module disposed behind the dash panel. The airbag module includes an airbag assembly that defines, upon inflation in a presence of a passenger, a primary chamber adjacent to a passenger side of the vehicle and configured to cushion the passenger upon impact, and a secondary chamber attached to the primary chamber, arranged adjacent to a center of the vehicle, and configured to catch the passenger after impact. The secondary chamber has an end portion disposed adjacent to the passenger and a base opposite and wider than the end portion arranged to sit against the dash panel to orient the airbag assembly relative to the passenger.
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