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US 2022/0176906 A1Published application
Curtain airbag assembly with inflatable flap
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJoseph E. Abramczyk, Zhibing Deng, Deepak Patel, Lavanya Vemuri
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Abstract
An assembly for a vehicle includes an airbag inflator. The assembly includes a curtain airbag including a main lobe and an inflatable flap. The main lobe and the inflatable flap are each inflatable by the airbag inflator to an inflated position. The main lobe includes an inboard panel and an outboard panel. The inflatable flap is at the inboard panel in the inflated position. The inflatable flap, in the inflated position, is at the inboard panel and abutting the inflator.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a roof rail;
- an airbag inflator mounted to the roof rail;
- and
- a curtain airbag supported by the roof rail and including a main lobe and an inflatable flap, the main lobe and the inflatable flap each being inflatable by the airbag inflator to an inflated position;
- the main lobe in the inflated position extending downwardly from the roof rail;
- and
- the inflatable flap in the inflated position abutting the inflator and being vehicle-inboard relative to the inflator.
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An assembly comprising:
- an airbag inflator;
- and
- a curtain airbag including a main lobe and an inflatable flap, the main lobe and the inflatable flap each inflatable by the airbag inflator to an inflated position;
- the main lobe having an inboard panel and an outboard panel;
- the inflatable flap being at the inboard panel in the inflated position;
- the inflatable flap in the inflated position being at the inboard panel and abutting the airbag inflator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.