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US 10,308,208 B2Granted
Airbag made from a fabric substrate coated on an exterior side and on an opposite interior side
AssigneeInternational Textile Group, Inc.
InventorAlonzo W. Beasley, Jr.
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Abstract
A dual coated fabric that is well suited for producing vehicle airbags. The coated fabric includes a first coating on one side and a second coating on a second and opposite side. The first coating may comprise an elastomeric coating, such as a cured rubber. The second coating on the opposite side, however, may comprise a non-elastomeric coating. The non-elastomeric coating provides dimensional stability and provides an excellent counterbalance to the elastomeric coating.
Claims21
A vehicle airbag, comprising:
- a first fabric panel attached to a second fabric panel, the first fabric panel and the second fabric panel being attached together to form an airbag having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface being configured to receive an inflation gas for inflating the airbag, the first fabric panel and the second fabric panel comprising:
- (a) a woven fabric substrate having a first interior side and an opposite second exterior side, the first side of the woven fabric substrate comprising the interior surface of the airbag and the second side of the woven fabric substrate comprising the exterior surface of the airbag;
- (b) a first coating directly applied to the first interior side of the fabric substrate, the first coating comprising an elastomeric material, the elastomeric material comprising a polyorganosiloxane containing, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl groups linked to silicon, the first coating being a one-layer coating and forming the interior surface of the airbag;
- (c) a second coating directly applied to the second exterior side of the fabric substrate, the second coating comprising a non-elastomeric thermoplastic polymer, the second coating being a one-layer coating and forming the exterior surface of the airbag;
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- (d) the first fabric panel and second fabric panel being attached together such that the first interior side of the first panel and the first interior side of the second panel are in contact along the seam of the airbag such that the first coating comprising the elastomeric material on the first fabric panel contacts the first coating comprising the elastomeric material on the second fabric panel.
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