Vehicle airbags for inhibiting shifting upon impact when in a deployed state
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsColby S. Williams, Robert D. Smith, Jessica A. Riffe
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Abstract
An airbag for a vehicle including a main bag body and a tail bag body is provided. The tail bag body extends forward from the main bag body in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The airbag is operable between an undeployed state and a deployed state such that, when the airbag is in the deployed state, the tail bag body extends into a cavity of an instrument panel defined by an upper wall, a front wall, and a lower wall. When in the deployed state, the tail bag body contacts at least one of the upper wall, the front wall, and a lower wall in order to inhibit movement of the main bag body in a vehicle vertical direction.
Claims20
An airbag for a vehicle including an instrument panel having a cavity defined by an upper wall, a front wall, and a lower wall, the airbag comprising:
- a main bag body;
- and
- a tail bag body, the tail bag body extending forward from the main bag body in a vehicle longitudinal direction and the tail bag body extending into the cavity when the airbag is in a deployed state.
A vehicle instrument panel assembly comprising:
- an instrument panel including an upper wall, a front wall, and a lower wall defining a cavity, the instrument panel including an airbag housing;
- and
- an airbag operable between an undeployed state and a deployed state, the airbag housed within the airbag housing when in the undeployed state, the airbag including a main bag body and a tail bag body, the tail bag body extending forward from the main bag body in a vehicle longitudinal direction and the tail bag body extending into the cavity when the airbag is in the deployed state.
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment;
- and
- a vehicle instrument panel assembly provided in the passenger compartment, the vehicle instrument panel assembly comprising:
- an instrument panel including an upper wall, a front wall, and a lower wall defining a cavity, the instrument panel including an airbag housing;
- and
- an airbag operable between an undeployed state and a deployed state, the airbag housed within the airbag housing when in the undeployed state, the airbag including a main bag body and a tail bag body, the tail bag body extending forward from the main bag body in a vehicle longitudinal direction and the tail bag body extending into the cavity when the airbag is in the deployed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.