Airbag cover deployment flaps
First Claim
1. An airbag reinforcing member, comprising:
- a first cover deployment flap configured to be selectively disposed between an undeployed airbag and an airbag cover, wherein the cover deployment flap is configured to receive a stress induced by the airbag as it is deployed through the airbag cover.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided to reinforce an airbag while it is deploying through an airbag cover. An undeployed airbag is wrapped in a cover deployment flap that may be a thin piece of material. The cover deployment flap is located between the airbag and the airbag cover. As the airbag deploys, the cover deployment flap remains between the airbag and the airbag cover until the airbag cover is sufficiently open. The cover deployment flap may have multiple folded configurations to wrap the undeployed airbag. The cover deployment flap may further include an overlap that allows the airbag to release from the cover deployment flap once the airbag cover is open.
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24 Claims
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1. An airbag reinforcing member, comprising:
a first cover deployment flap configured to be selectively disposed between an undeployed airbag and an airbag cover, wherein the cover deployment flap is configured to receive a stress induced by the airbag as it is deployed through the airbag cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An reinforced airbag comprising:
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an airbag having a folded configuration and deployed configuration; and
a cover deployment flap, wherein the cover deployment flap generally enwraps the airbag in the folded configuration and reinforces the airbag as it deploys through an airbag cover. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An airbag module, comprising:
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an airbag cover, having an tear seam;
an airbag positioned to release through the tear seam of the airbag cover; and
a cover deployment flap having a first end and a second end, wherein the cover deployment flap substantially enwraps the airbag in a manner that the first end and the second end overlap between the airbag and the tear seam of the airbag cover. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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