Expanding net integral with an inflatable airbag curtain
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1. An automobile side curtain airbag, comprising:
- a first inflatable zone for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant; and
an integral uninflatable zone for covering a window opening on a side structure of the vehicle not covered by the first inflatable zone.
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Abstract
An expanding net integral with an inflatable airbag curtain is disclosed. The inflatable curtain includes an inflatable region that provides impact protection for a vehicle passenger in a lateral collision or rollover situation. The inflatable curtain also has an uninflatable region integral with the inflatable region for covering the side window openings not covered by the inflatable region. The uninflatable region could extend adjacent and below the inflatable region to provide for occupant retention in a collision or rollover situation.
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34 Claims
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1. An automobile side curtain airbag, comprising:
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a first inflatable zone for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant; and
an integral uninflatable zone for covering a window opening on a side structure of the vehicle not covered by the first inflatable zone. - 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 automobile side curtain airbag assembly, comprising:
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a first inflatable zone for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant in a front seat of a vehicle;
a second inflatable zone for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant in a seat behind the front seat of the vehicle; and
an integral, perforated uninflatable zone extending below and between the first and second inflatable zones, for covering window openings on a side structure of the vehicle not covered by the first or second inflatable zones. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An automobile side curtain airbag assembly, comprising:
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a first inflatable zone for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant in a front seat of a vehicle;
a second inflatable zone for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant in a rear seat of the vehicle;
an integral, perforated uninflatable zone extending below and between the first and second inflatable zones, the uninflatable zone being thinner than a material of either inflatable zones; and
a tethering system connected to a bottom edge of the uninflatable zone for maintaining the side curtain airbag adjacent a side structure of the vehicle when the side curtain airbag is mounted inside a vehicle and deployed.
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34. An automobile side curtain airbag system, comprising:
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an inflatable curtain;
a first inflatable zone in the inflatable curtain for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant in a front seat of a vehicle;
a second inflatable zone in the inflatable curtain for providing impact protection for a vehicle occupant in a rear seat of the vehicle;
an integral uninflatable zone in the inflatable curtain extending below and between the first and second inflatable zones, the uninflatable zone being thinner than a material of either inflatable zones; and
an inflator.
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