Airbag assembly
AssigneeTK Holdings Inc.
InventorsSpencer W. Chavez, Vera Ljajcaj
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Abstract
An airbag assembly comprises an airbag cushion, an inflator to provide inflation gas to inflate the airbag cushion, and a diffuser provided between the inflator and the airbag cushion. The diffuser includes a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels force the inflation gas to change flow direction at least two times before the inflation gas exits into the airbag. The panels each include openings for inflation gas to pass through. Openings in a first panel are not aligned with the openings in a second panel.
Claims18
An airbag assembly, comprising:
- an airbag cushion;
- an inflator to provide inflation gas to inflate the airbag cushion;
- and
- a diffuser provided between the inflator and the airbag cushion, the diffuser including first and second overlaying panels,
- wherein the first panel has at least one opening overlaying a wall portion of the second panel such that the inflation gas flowing through the at least one opening is forced to change flow direction at least two times before the inflation gas exits the diffuser and enters into the airbag cushion.
An airbag assembly, comprising:
- an airbag cushion;
- an inflator to provide inflation gas to inflate the airbag cushion;
- and
- a diffuser provided between the inflator and the airbag cushion, the diffuser including a first panel and a second panel,
- wherein the first and second panels each include a plurality of openings for the inflation gas to pass through, and
- wherein the plurality of openings in the first panel are not aligned with the plurality of openings in the second panel.
A method of making a diffuser for an airbag assembly, comprising:
- providing first and second panels;
- providing openings in each of the first and second panels;
- overlaying the second panel on the first panel;
- folding the overlayed panels along a central longitudinal midline of the overlayed panels;
- and
- attaching the folded and overlayed panels to an inflator and/or airbag cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.