Curtain airbag
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorsJames R. Fletcher, Keith P. Lane, Jesse B. Kirby, Pongdet P. Wipasuramonton, Mark A. Steinbach, Richard A. Wiik, Andrew J. Pitonyak
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Abstract
A curtain airbag assembly comprises an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event. When the curtain airbag is inflated, a bottom edge of the curtain airbag extends below a window sill in a vehicle. A distance the inflated curtain airbag extends below the window sill is greater than a radius of curvature of the inflated curtain airbag.
Claims19
A curtain airbag assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event,
- wherein when the curtain airbag is inflated, a bottom edge of the curtain airbag extends below a window sill in a vehicle, and
- wherein a distance the inflated curtain airbag extends below the window sill is greater than a radius of curvature of the inflated curtain airbag.
A curtain airbag assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event,
- wherein when the curtain airbag is inflated, the inflated curtain airbag includes:
- a bottom edge of a majority of the inflated curtain airbag that extends toward a bottom edge of the window and ends before reaching the bottom edge of the window;
- and
- at least one tab extension extending from the majority bottom edge, a bottom edge of the at least one tab extension extending below the bottom edge of the window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.