Airbag having multiple inflation chambers supported on a dash
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMohammad Omar Faruque, S. M. Iskander Farooq, Dean M. Jaradi
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Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle includes a dash. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the dash and being inflatable to an inflated position. The airbag includes a knee chamber, a chest chamber supported by the knee chamber in the inflated position, and a head chamber supported by the chest chamber in the inflated position. The chest chamber is connected to the knee chamber at a lower seam that defines a lower fluid pathway. The head chamber is connected to the chest chamber at an upper seam that defines an upper fluid pathway. The assembly includes an inflator supported by the dash and being connected directly to the knee chamber.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a dash;
- an airbag supported by the dash and being inflatable to an inflated position;
- the airbag including a knee chamber, a chest chamber supported by the knee chamber in the inflated position, and a head chamber supported by the chest chamber in the inflated position;
- the chest chamber being connected to the knee chamber at a lower seam that defines a lower fluid pathway;
- the head chamber being connected to the chest chamber at an upper seam that defines an upper fluid pathway;
- an inflator supported by the dash and being connected directly to the knee chamber;
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- the airbag including a first pair of tethers external to the chambers, each of the tethers of the first pair of tethers extending from the knee chamber to the head chamber.
An airbag comprising:
- a knee chamber;
- a chest chamber connected to the knee chamber at a lower seam that defines a lower fluid pathway;
- a head chamber connected to the chest chamber at an upper seam that defines an upper fluid pathway;
- an inflator connected directly to the knee chamber;
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- a first pair of tethers external to the chambers, each of the tethers extending from the knee chamber to the head chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.