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US 7,350,807 B2Granted
Divided airbag system
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Schneider, Changsoo Choi, Timothy A. DePottey, Curtis W. Strader
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Abstract
An airbag assembly is disclosed. The airbag assembly includes an inflatable cushion having a recess in its lower portion. The recess may form split sections in the lower portion of the cushion. The recess may be configured to receive a rear-facing child car seat during deployment. The airbag assembly may further include a tethering system to control deployment of the split sections of the cushion.
Claims14
An airbag assembly, comprising:
- an inflatable cushion having an upper portion and a lower portion, and a structure formed in the cushion creating a recess in the cushion, such that once inflated, the recess exists in the lower portion of the cushion forming a split section of the cushion in its lower portion,
- wherein the cushion, once inflated, has a front face and a rear face and the recess extends from the front face to the rear face, and an internal tethering system configured red to control deployment of the split section of the cushion,
- wherein the internal tethering system comprises a first tether segment attached adjacent to the rear face of the inflatable cushion above the split section, the first tether segment also attached adjacent to the split section and adjacent to the rear face.
An airbag assembly, comprising:
- an inflatable cushion having an upper portion and a lower portion and a recess formed in the lower portion, such that the inflatable cushion has split sections in its lower portion;
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- a tethering system that controls deployment of the split sections of the cushion once inflated, the tethering system including a first tether having one end attached to a rear face of the cushion adjacent to the split section and another end attached to the rear face of the cushion above the split sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.