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US 8,025,308 B2Granted
Curtain airbag
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorsJames R. Fletcher, Keith P. Lane, Jesse B. Kirby, Pongdet P. Wipasuramonton, Mark A. Steinbach, Richard A. Wiik, Andrew J. Pitonyak
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Abstract
A curtain airbag assembly comprises an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event. When the curtain airbag is inflated, a bottom edge of the curtain airbag extends below a window sill in a vehicle. A distance the inflated curtain airbag extends below the window sill is greater than a radius of curvature of the inflated curtain airbag.
Claims10
A curtain airbag assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflatable curtain airbag configured to prevent egress of an occupant out of a window during a collision or rollover event,
- wherein, when the curtain airbag is inflated, the inflated curtain airbag includes:
- a bottom edge extending along a majority of a bottom of the inflated curtain airbag that extends toward a bottom edge of the window and ends before reaching a bottom edge of the window;
- an outer edge comprising an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion, wherein the upper and lower edge portions extend towards a side edge of the window and end before reaching the side edge of the window;
- at least a first tab inflatable extension extending below the bottom edge of the curtain airbag, a bottom edge of the first tab inflatable extension extending below the window;
- and
- a second tab inflatable extension extending outward from the outer edge and between the upper and lower edge portions, a distal edge of the second tab inflatable extension extending beyond the side edge of the window.
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