Airbag devices designed to utilize a reduced interior surface area of a vehicle
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1. An airbag device for a vehicle, comprising:
- an airbag capable of being deployed upon detection of a collision condition for the vehicle; and
a container to contain the airbag prior to deployment with the container having a depth that exceeds a diameter of the container, wherein the container containing the airbag is located within a steering column of the vehicle and positioned in a lower region of the steering column, wherein the airbag is capable of being deployed through a center region of a steering wheel of the vehicle upon detection of the collision condition, wherein the steering column is a non rotating drive by wire steering column, and wherein a position and an orientation of the airbag device is constant during rotation of the steering wheel.
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Abstract
Systems and devices for implementing airbags within vehicles are described herein with the airbags being designed to utilize a reduced interior surface area of a vehicle. In one embodiment, an airbag device for a vehicle, comprises an airbag capable of being deployed upon detection of a collision condition for the vehicle and a container to contain the airbag prior to deployment. In one example, the container has a depth that exceeds a diameter of the container.
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1. An airbag device for a vehicle, comprising:
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an airbag capable of being deployed upon detection of a collision condition for the vehicle; and a container to contain the airbag prior to deployment with the container having a depth that exceeds a diameter of the container, wherein the container containing the airbag is located within a steering column of the vehicle and positioned in a lower region of the steering column, wherein the airbag is capable of being deployed through a center region of a steering wheel of the vehicle upon detection of the collision condition, wherein the steering column is a non rotating drive by wire steering column, and wherein a position and an orientation of the airbag device is constant during rotation of the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A steering column of a vehicle, comprising:
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an external housing; and an airbag device comprising an inflation module and an airbag contained within the external housing, wherein the airbag device is contained within the external housing of the steering column and positioned in a lower region of the steering column, wherein the airbag is capable of being deployed by the inflation module through a center region of a steering wheel upon detection of a collision condition for the vehicle, wherein the steering column is a non-rotating drive by wire steering column, and a position and an orientation of the airbag device is constant during rotation of the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An airbag system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a control module to provide safety features; and an airbag device coupled to the control module, the airbag device is capable of being deployed upon detection of a collision condition by the control module and the airbag device prior to deployment having a depth that exceeds a diameter of the airbag device, wherein the airbag device comprises an inflation module and an airbag contained within a steering column of the vehicle, wherein the airbag device is positioned in a lower region of the steering column and is capable of being deployed by the inflation module through a center region of a steeling wheel upon detection of the collision condition, wherein the steering column is a non-rotating drive by wire steering column, and a position and an orientation of the airbag device is constant during rotation of the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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