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Vehicle airbag systems and methods with magnetic elements

  • US 10,300,880 B2
  • Filed: 05/18/2017
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag module for a vehicle, comprising:

  • an airbag cushion, wherein the airbag cushion includes a panel on an outer face of a distal end of the airbag cushion that defines a periphery location of the airbag cushion, the panel having a surface forming a pocket within the airbag cushion;

    an inflator coupled to the airbag cushion and configured to selectively provide air to inflate and deploy the airbag cushion from a stowed state into a deployed state;

    an airbag magnetic element coupled to the airbag cushion and disposed within the pocket, at the surface, and facing toward a direction of deployment; and

    a magnetic guide element arranged at a distance to the airbag magnetic element when the airbag cushion is in the stowed state,wherein, upon deployment of the airbag cushion, the airbag magnetic element and the magnetic guide element magnetically interact with one another to at least one of guide the airbag cushion in a predetermined direction or maintain the airbag cushion in a predetermined deployed position.

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