Vehicle airbag system
First Claim
1. A vehicle airbag system, comprising:
- a vehicle body structure that defines a passenger compartment and includes an A-pillar, a roof structure, a forward structure of the passenger compartment and a door that moves between an open orientation exposing the passenger compartment and a closed orientation that conceals at least a portion of the passenger compartment;
a curtain airbag installed to the vehicle body structure within the passenger compartment along at least one of the A-pillar and the roof structure, the curtain airbag being configured to move from a stowed orientation concealed along the at least one of the A-pillar and the roof structure, to an inflated orientation covering at least a window section of the door and a portion of the A-pillar;
a first airbag installed to the forward structure within the passenger compartment, the first airbag being configured to move from a stowed orientation concealed within the forward structure, to an inflated orientation covering at least a portion of the forward structure; and
a trim panel installed to one of a side area of the forward structure adjacent to the door, a forward area of the door adjacent to the A-pillar and the A-pillar, the trim panel being configured to move from a stowed orientation along one of the side area of the forward structure, the forward area of the door and the A-pillar, to a deployed orientation in which the trim panel is positioned to guide the curtain airbag and the first airbag into contact with one another as the curtain airbag and the first airbag move to their respective inflated orientations upon deployment.
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Abstract
An airbag system has a curtain airbag, a first airbag and an airbag guiding member. The curtain airbag is installed along an A-pillar or a roof structure within a passenger compartment and deploys covering at least a window section of a door and a portion of the A-pillar. The first airbag is installed to a forward structure within the passenger compartment and deploys to an inflated orientation covering at least a portion of the forward structure. The airbag guiding member is installed to a side area of the forward structure adjacent to the door, a forward area of the door adjacent to the A-pillar or the A-pillar. The airbag guiding member moves to a position in which the airbag guiding member urges the curtain airbag and the first airbag into contact with one another as the curtain airbag and the first airbag move to their respective inflated orientations.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle airbag system, comprising:
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a vehicle body structure that defines a passenger compartment and includes an A-pillar, a roof structure, a forward structure of the passenger compartment and a door that moves between an open orientation exposing the passenger compartment and a closed orientation that conceals at least a portion of the passenger compartment; a curtain airbag installed to the vehicle body structure within the passenger compartment along at least one of the A-pillar and the roof structure, the curtain airbag being configured to move from a stowed orientation concealed along the at least one of the A-pillar and the roof structure, to an inflated orientation covering at least a window section of the door and a portion of the A-pillar; a first airbag installed to the forward structure within the passenger compartment, the first airbag being configured to move from a stowed orientation concealed within the forward structure, to an inflated orientation covering at least a portion of the forward structure; and a trim panel installed to one of a side area of the forward structure adjacent to the door, a forward area of the door adjacent to the A-pillar and the A-pillar, the trim panel being configured to move from a stowed orientation along one of the side area of the forward structure, the forward area of the door and the A-pillar, to a deployed orientation in which the trim panel is positioned to guide the curtain airbag and the first airbag into contact with one another as the curtain airbag and the first airbag move to their respective inflated orientations upon deployment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle airbag system, comprising:
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a vehicle body structure that defines a passenger compartment and includes an A-pillar, a roof structure, a forward structure of the passenger compartment and a door that moves between an open orientation exposing the passenger compartment and a closed orientation that conceals at least a portion of the passenger compartment; a curtain airbag installed to the vehicle body structure within the passenger compartment along at least one of the A-pillar and the roof structure, the curtain airbag being configured to move from a stowed orientation concealed within the one of the A-pillar and the roof structure, to an inflated orientation covering at least a window section of the door and a portion of the A-pillar; a first airbag installed to the forward structure within the passenger compartment, the first airbag being configured to move from a stowed orientation concealed within the forward structure, to an inflated orientation covering at least a portion of the forward structure; and a supplemental airbag installed to one of a side area of the forward structure adjacent to the door, a forward area of the door adjacent to the A-pillar and the A-pillar, the supplemental airbag being configured to move from a stowed orientation concealed within one of the side area of the forward structure, the forward area of the door and the A-pillar, to an inflated orientation in which the supplemental airbag is positioned to guide the curtain airbag and the first airbag into contact with one another as the curtain airbag and the first airbag move to their respective inflated orientations, the supplemental airbag being spaced apart from and separate from the curtain airbag, and, spaced apart from and separate from the first airbag in the stowed orientation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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