Winged driver airbag
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJames Chih CHENG, Dean M. JARADI, Mohammed Omar FARUQUE
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJames Chih CHENG, Dean M. JARADI, Mohammed Omar FARUQUE
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A vehicle includes a steering wheel having a steering wheel cover and an airbag module. The airbag module includes an airbag arrangement and an inflator disposed behind the steering wheel cover. The inflator is configured to inflate the airbag arrangement. The airbag arrangement has a primary bag configured to cushion an occupant and a secondary bag disposed on a side of the primary bag adjacent to a driver's side of the vehicle. The secondary bag is configured to catch an occupant during impact of the vehicle. The airbag arrangement further includes a patch having a seam. The patch partitions the primary and secondary bags. The seam is configured to split when a pressure in the primary bag exceeds a threshold allowing gas to inflate the secondary bag.
A vehicle comprising:
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An airbag arrangement comprising:
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A vehicle airbag system comprising:
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.