Automotive vehicle air bag system
First Claim
1. A vehicle having a passenger air bag system for frontal impact restraint, comprising:
- a vehicle body defining a vehicle interior space therein;
a passenger seat located within the interior space;
a side vehicle door adjacent the passenger seat;
the passenger air bag system packaged within the vehicle door comprising a gas emitting inflator for emitting inflation gas upon receiving a signal of a frontal impact, a fill tube having a first, fill end in fluid communication with the inflator to port the inflation gas from the inflator, and an air bag module in fluid communication with the fill tube and having an air bag cushion packed therein to receive the inflation gas from the fill tube and deployable in the interior space forward of the passenger seat upon the frontal impact.
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Abstract
The present invention is for a vehicle having a passenger air bag system for frontal impact restraint packaged within the passenger vehicle door. The air bag system includes a gas emitting inflator for emitting inflation gas upon receiving a signal of a frontal impact, a fill tube having a first, fill end in fluid communication with the inflator to port the inflation gas from the inflator, and an air bag module in fluid communication with the fill tube and having an air bag cushion packed therein to receive the inflation gas from the fill tube and deployable in the interior space forward of the passenger seat upon the frontal impact.
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32 Claims
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1. A vehicle having a passenger air bag system for frontal impact restraint, comprising:
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a vehicle body defining a vehicle interior space therein;
a passenger seat located within the interior space;
a side vehicle door adjacent the passenger seat;
the passenger air bag system packaged within the vehicle door comprising a gas emitting inflator for emitting inflation gas upon receiving a signal of a frontal impact, a fill tube having a first, fill end in fluid communication with the inflator to port the inflation gas from the inflator, and an air bag module in fluid communication with the fill tube and having an air bag cushion packed therein to receive the inflation gas from the fill tube and deployable in the interior space forward of the passenger seat upon the frontal impact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A vehicle having a passenger air bag system for frontal impact restraint, comprising:
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a vehicle body defining a vehicle interior space therein;
a passenger seat located within the interior space;
a side vehicle door adjacent the passenger seat and hinged to the vehicle body along a front edge, the door including a door outer panel, a door inner structure, and a door trim panel;
a passenger air bag system comprising a gas emitting inflator for emitting inflation gas upon receiving a signal of a frontal impact, a fill tube having a first, fill end in fluid communication with the inflator to port the inflation gas from the inflator, and an air bag module in fluid communication with the fill tube and having an air bag cushion packed therein to receive the inflation gas from the fill tube and deployable in the interior space forward of the passenger seat upon the frontal impact;
wherein the passenger air bag system is packaged within the side vehicle door and supported by the door inner structure, the inflator packaged forward in the door adjacent the front edge and the air bag module packaged rearward in the door, the fill tube extending therebetween.
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32. A side vehicle door having a passenger air bag system for frontal impact restraint, comprising:
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a door outer panel, a door inner structure, and a door trim panel; and
the passenger air bag system comprising a gas emitting inflator for emitting inflation gas upon receiving a signal of a frontal impact, a fill tube having a first, fill end in fluid communication with the inflator to port the inflation gas from the inflator, and an air bag module in fluid communication with the fill tube and having an air bag cushion packed therein to receive the inflation gas from the fill tube and deployable upon a frontal vehicle impact;
wherein the passenger air bag system is packaged within the side vehicle door and supported by the door inner structure, the inflator packaged forward in the door adjacent a front edge and the air bag module packaged rearward in the door, the fill tube extending therebetween, and the door trim panel covering the air bag system and door inner structure.
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