Two front center airbag
AssigneesGM Global Technology Operations LLC, TK Holdings Inc.
InventorsScott D. Thomas, Richard Wiik
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Abstract
A number of variations may include a front center airbag system comprising: a first airbag mounted on an inboard side of a first front seat and a second airbag mounted on an inboard side of a second front seat, wherein the first airbag and the second airbag are constructed and arranged so that in a deployment condition the first airbag and the second airbag fill a space between and partially forward of the first front seat and the second front seat.
Claims20
A front center airbag system comprising:
- a first airbag mounted on an inboard side of a first front seat and a second airbag mounted on an inboard side of a second front seat, wherein the first airbag and the second airbag are constructed and arranged so that in a deployment condition the first airbag and the second airbag fill a space between and partially forward of the first front seat and the second front seat such that when the first and second airbags are deployed, the first airbag occupies a space that is at least partially at a higher level than a space which the second airbag occupies.
A front center airbag system comprising:
- a first airbag mounted on an inboard side of a first front seat and a second airbag mounted on an inboard side of a second front seat, wherein the first airbag and the second airbag are constructed and arranged so that in a deployment condition the first airbag and the second airbag fill a space between and partially forward of the first front seat and the second front seat, wherein a portion of the first airbag and a portion of the second airbag overlap vertically in the deployed condition and react against each other.
A front center airbag system comprising a first airbag mounted on an inboard side of a first front seat and a second airbag mounted on an inboard side of a second front seat, wherein the first airbag has a first gas pressure in a deployment condition and the second airbag has a second gas pressure in the deployment condition, and wherein the first gas pressure is different from the second gas pressure.
A method comprising a front center airbag system for a vehicle comprising:
- providing a first airbag on an inboard side of a first front seat and a second airbag on an inboard side of a second front seat wherein, when both airbags are deployed, the first airbag occupies a space that is at least partially at a higher level than a space which the second airbag occupies;
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- deploying the first airbag during an impact event at a first deployment time to provide at least one occupant with upper body region coverage and deploying the second airbag during the impact event at a second deployment time to provide the at least one occupant with mid body region coverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.