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Occupant restraint system

  • US 20030006588A1
  • Filed: 06/06/2002
  • Published: 01/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An occupant restraint system in a vehicle, said system comprising:

  • an airbag that is disposed in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body;

    an inflator in the vehicle and adapted to generate a gas when the vehicle is involved in a collision, the gas operable to inflate the airbag so that it is deployed in a curtain shape along the inner face of a side of an occupant compartment; and

    at least one impact absorbing member;

    wherein in the deployed configuration thereof, the air bag comprises a plurality of cells that are defined by a connecting part and are inflated by the gas generated by the inflator, and at least one of the end parts of the cells is positioned in the vicinity of said impact absorbing member.

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