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US 2015/0175121 A1Published application
Pedestrian airbag cushion
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorJae Ho Choi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a pedestrian airbag cushion. The pedestrian airbag cushion includes a cushion inflated to cover a windshield glass by an inflator, with a vent hole formed in the cushion. A tether is provided on a portion of the cushion corresponding to a driver's seat and is connected at a first end to an upper portion of the cushion. The tether extends downwards and is connected at a second end to a lower portion of the cushion. The tether has a contractive force to pull the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver's seat downwards after the cushion is deployed.
Claims12
A pedestrian airbag cushion, comprising:
- a cushion inflated to cover a windshield glass by an inflator, with a vent hole formed therein;
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- a tether provided on a portion of the cushion corresponding to a driver's seat, connected at a first end thereof to an upper portion of the cushion, extending downwards and connected at a second end thereof to a lower portion of the cushion, the tether having a contractive force to pull the portion of the cushion corresponding to the driver's seat downwards after the cushion is deployed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.