Patent · US Active

Frontal airbag systems for oblique crash protection

US9771047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

20Claims

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Assignee

Autoliv ASP, Inc. · US

Inventors

Dion Kruse · Alingsås, SE
Mika Himilainen · Borås, SE
Terry Sella · Lake Orion, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2015
Grant date	Sep 26, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23384
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An inflatable airbag system can be configured to be mounted to a frontal region of a vehicle. The inflatable airbag system includes an airbag and a positioning member, and is configured to deploy in various configurations in response to frontal and oblique collision events and based on an impact angle and a rotational angle of the steering wheel.

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