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US 11,447,088 B2Granted
Roof airbag module
AssigneeJoyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC
InventorsJeffrey Young, Kurt Kastelic
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Abstract
An airbag module for a roof opening of a vehicle having an expandable safety device configured to be deployed after a dynamic vehicle event, such as a vehicle rollover. The airbag module includes a mechanism and an inflator in order to deploy the expandable safety device across the roof opening of the vehicle.
Claims7
An airbag module for an opening in a roof of a vehicle, the airbag module comprising:
- an expandable safety device attached to the vehicle at one end;
- a rod attached to the expandable safety device at the other opposing end;
- an actuation assembly configured to move the rod such that the expandable safety device covers the opening of the roof when deployed;
- and
- wherein the actuation assembly comprises:
- a retractor;
- a cable connected to the retractor at one end and the rod at the other end, wherein the retractor is configured to be biased to pull the cable;
- a pin configured to hold the retractor to prevent retraction of the cable into the retractor;
- and
- a pin puller configured to pull the pin during a predetermined dynamic vehicle event in order to allow the retractor to pull and wind the cable to deploy the expandable safety device to cover the opening of the roof.
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