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Vehicle occupant restraint system for oblique impact

US9180834B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2014
Grant dateNov 10, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/23107
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An occupant restraint system for a vehicle includes an airbag module disposed in a column cover. The column cover covers a steering column of the vehicle. The airbag module includes an inflator within the column cover and an airbag coupled to the inflator. The airbag is moveable between a deflated position within the cover and a deployed position exiting the cover to the left and upwardly for deployment toward an A-pillar of the vehicle during an oblique impact.

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