Inflatable curtain deployment guide
First Claim
1. An airbag deployment guide assembly, comprising:
- a guide member mountable adjacent an airbag, the guide member slidably movable from a retracted position to a guiding position for guiding deployment of the airbag.
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Abstract
A deployment guide assembly to guide the deployment trajectory of an airbag is disclosed. The deployment guide assembly guides the deployment of an inflatable curtain adjacent a side structure of a vehicle. The deployment guide assembly includes a guide member slidably engaged within guide rails. The guide member is capable of being in a retracted position and a guiding position. The deployment guide assembly is mounted inside a headliner adjacent the inflatable curtain in the retracted position. When the inflatable curtain deploys, it contacts the guide member and through friction, moves the guide member to the guiding position. The guide member in the guiding position directs the deployment of the inflatable curtain parallel to a side structure of a vehicle.
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44 Claims
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1. An airbag deployment guide assembly, comprising:
a guide member mountable adjacent an airbag, the guide member slidably movable from a retracted position to a guiding position for guiding deployment of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An airbag deployment guide assembly, comprising:
a guide member mountable adjacent an airbag, the guide member extendable from a retracted position to a guiding position that is substantially parallel to a window of a vehicle for guiding deployment of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An airbag deployment guide assembly, comprising:
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a guide member slidably movable from a retracted position to a guiding position for guiding a deployment of an airbag, the guide member being substantially planar; and
a guide rail slidably retaining the guide member, the guide rail mountable in a headliner of a vehicle adjacent the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An airbag deployment guide assembly, comprising:
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an inflatable curtain deployable adjacent a side structure of a vehicle; and
a guide member movable from a retracted position to a guiding position, the guide member shaped to guide the inflatable curtain substantially parallel to a side window of the vehicle during deployment, the inflatable curtain having a surface for contacting and extending the guide member from the retracted position to the guiding position during deployment. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of guiding deployment of an inflatable curtain with a deployment guide assembly comprising a guide member mounted adjacent an inflatable curtain, the guide member slidably movable from a retracted position to a guiding position, the method comprising:
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deploying the inflatable curtain such that the inflatable curtain contacts the guide member upon deployment;
moving the guide member from the retracted position to the guiding position with the deploying inflatable curtain; and
guiding the deployment of the inflatable curtain substantially parallel to a window of a vehicle with the guide member. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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