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US 2017/0282827 A1Published application
Front airbag for vehicle and method of controlling the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorJae Ho Choi
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Abstract
A front air bag for a vehicle is provided. The air bag includes an air bag cushion that has of a plurality of chambers and a gas flow passage that supplies each of the chambers with gas of an inflator. A variable valve selectively closes or opens the gas flow passage. Additionally, a controller determines a type of vehicle collision and operates the variable valve based on the collision type.
Claims9
A front air bag for a vehicle, comprising:
- an air bag cushion including an indoor side chamber, a central chamber, and a door side chamber;
- a gas flow passage for supplying each of chambers of the air bag cushion with gas of an inflator;
- a variable valve disposed between the inflator and the gas flow passage to selectively close and open the gas flow passage;
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- a controller configured to determine a type of vehicle collision using an impact sensor and operate the variable valve according to the vehicle collision type.
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