Cushion for protection of a vehicle occupant's head

A side airbag for protecting a vehicle passenger comprising:

• an inflatable cushion comprising a window side sheet and a passenger side sheet, wherein the sheets are sewn together along a peripheral seam to thereby create an inflatable chamber between the sheets;
• wherein the sheets are further connected along an interior seam located within the chamber to thereby limit the outward expansion of the chamber during inflation;
• a layer of fabric attached to an exterior surface of the passenger side sheet, wherein the layer of fabric covers a depressed region formed adjacent the interior seam when the airbag inflates;
• and
• wherein the layer of fabric is attached to the passenger side sheet outside of the peripheral seam.

A cushion for protecting the head of a vehicle passenger comprising:

• a window side sheet and a passenger side sheet, wherein the sheets are sewn together along a peripheral seam located along a periphery of the window side sheet and the passenger side sheet;
• and wherein the sheets are further connected by interior seams that divide an inflatable chamber located between the sheets;
• a layer of fabric attached to the exterior of the window side sheet and the passenger side sheet by adhesive, wherein the adhesive is located between the layer of fabric and the sheets at opposite ends of the fabric layer so that the layer of fabric stretches over the interior seams when the chamber is inflated;
• and wherein the shape of the fabric layer corresponds substantially to the shape of the sheets.

A side airbag for protecting a vehicle passenger comprising:

• an inflatable cushion comprising a window side sheet and a passenger side sheet, wherein the sheets are sewn together along a peripheral seam to thereby create an inflatable chamber between the sheets;
• wherein the sheets are further connected along an interior seam located within the chamber to thereby limit the outward expansion of the chamber during inflation;
• and
• a layer of fabric attached to an exterior surface of the window side sheet by adhesive, wherein the layer of fabric covers the interior seam;
• and
• wherein the layer of fabric is attached to the window side sheet outside the peripheral seam.