Airbag assembly with reaction surface
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorsRoy P. Deutschmann, Alexandra Marie Lazaros, Roland Dominic Furtado, Srinivas Krishnan
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Abstract
A vehicle occupant restraint system includes an airbag cushion. A reaction surface is configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position upon deployment of the airbag cushion, such that the reaction surfaces will direct the airbag cushion toward an occupant area upon deployment of the airbag cushion. Multiple embodiments of reaction surfaces are disclosed, including deployable instrument panel sections, flexible straps, and hoods.
Claims19
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
- an airbag cushion;
- and
- a reaction surface configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position upon deployment of the airbag cushion, such that the reaction surface will direct the airbag cushion toward an occupant area upon deployment of the airbag cushion wherein the reaction surface is provided by a hood that includes a plurality of rigid panels flexibly connected to one another.
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
- an airbag cushion;
- a hood configured to direct the airbag cushion toward an occupant area upon deployment of the airbag cushion, wherein the hood includes a front panel, an upper panel extending rearward from the front panel, a first side panel connecting a first end of the upper panel to a first side of the front panel, and a second side panel connecting a second side of the upper panel to a second end of the front panel, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel each include a rigid plastic panel within fabric;
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- a strap secured to a rearward end of the hood.
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
- an airbag cushion;
- a hood configured to direct the airbag cushion toward an occupant area upon deployment of the airbag cushion, wherein the occupant area is rearward of the airbag cushion, wherein the hood includes an upper panel, a first side panel connected to a first side of the upper panel, a second side panel connected to a second side of the upper panel, and an extension panel extending rearward from the upper panel;
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- a strap secured to the extension panel.
A vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
- an airbag cushion;
- and
- a reaction surface configured to move between a retracted position and a deployed position upon deployment of the airbag cushion, such that the reaction surface will direct the airbag cushion toward an occupant area upon deployment of the airbag cushion, wherein the reaction surface is connected by side panels to rods clipped to the reaction surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.