Airbag for oblique vehicle impacts
US9499118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23388
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airbag system for a vehicle includes an inflator and an airbag defining an inflation chamber in communication with the inflator. The airbag includes a first extension and a second extension spaced from each other and each in communication with the inflation chamber. The first extension and the second extension are each selectively inflatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position. A controller is programmed to provide instructions to release one or both of the first and second extensions to the deployed position in response at least to a detected direction of an impact of the vehicle.
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