Vehicle airbag
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1. A passive restraint comprising:
- inflatable members inflatable to an inflated position, the inflatable members being spaced from each other in the inflated position; and
uninflatable panels arranged in an alternating arrangement with the inflatable members and extending from one of the inflatable members to another one of the inflatable members; and
a plurality of inflation pipes extending from a central junction and in fluid communication with the inflatable members.
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Abstract
A passive restraint includes inflatable members inflatable to an inflated position. The inflatable members are elongated along a longitudinal axis and spaced from each other in a lateral direction in the inflated position. The passive restraint includes uninflatable panels arranged in an alternating arrangement with the inflatable members. Each panel is elongated in the lateral direction when the inflatable members are inflated and extends from one of the inflatable members to another one of the inflatable members.
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1. A passive restraint comprising:
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inflatable members inflatable to an inflated position, the inflatable members being spaced from each other in the inflated position; and uninflatable panels arranged in an alternating arrangement with the inflatable members and extending from one of the inflatable members to another one of the inflatable members; and a plurality of inflation pipes extending from a central junction and in fluid communication with the inflatable members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle comprising:
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seats spaced from each other; inflatable members inflatable to an inflated position, the inflatable members in the inflated position being disposed between the seats and spaced from each other; and uninflatable panels arranged in an alternating arrangement with the inflatable members and extending from one of the inflatable members to another one of the inflatable members; wherein the panels and the inflatable members define a plurality of curtains extending outwardly from a center point, one of the plurality of curtains extending in a vehicle front-to-rear direction and another one of the plurality of curtains extending in a vehicle side-to-side direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A passive restraint comprising:
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inflatable members inflatable to an inflated position, the inflatable members being spaced from each other in the inflated position; and uninflatable panels arranged in an alternating arrangement with the inflatable members, each uninflatable panel including a plurality of segments extending from one of the inflatable members to another one of the inflatable members.
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20. A vehicle comprising:
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a floor; seats spaced from each other; inflatable members supported by the floor and inflatable to an inflated position, the inflatable members in the inflated position being disposed between the seats and spaced from each other; and uninflatable panels arranged in an alternating arrangement with the inflatable members and extending from one of the inflatable members to another one of the inflatable members.
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