Inflatable windshield curtain
AssigneeTRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
InventorsAli Emam Bakhsh, Al A. Saberan, Ayad G. Nayef
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) helps to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a windshield (70) and a roof (40) including a front header (54). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable windshield curtain (80) inflatable away from the roof (40) to a position between the windshield (70) and a vehicle occupant. The windshield curtain (80) has a stored condition in which the windshield curtain is positioned in a recess (90) that extends into a forward facing surface (92) of the front header (54).
Claims21
Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a windshield and a roof including a front header, said apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable windshield curtain inflatable away from the roof to a position between the windshield and a vehicle occupant, said windshield curtain having a stored condition in which said windshield curtain is positioned in a recess that extends into a forward facing surface of the front header said recess is presented facing toward the windshield.
Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a windshield and a roof including a front header, said apparatus comprising:
- a headliner underlying the vehicle roof;
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- a module connected with the headliner and positioned between the headliner and the vehicle roof, said module comprising an inflatable windshield curtain supported on the headliner and being positioned in a recess formed along a forward facing portion of the front header, said recess is presented facing toward the windshield said windshield curtain being inflatable away from the roof to a position between the windshield and a vehicle occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.