Airbag module
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1. A driver side occupant protection device, comprising:
- an airbag positioned in a steering wheel of a vehicle;
an inflator for providing inflation gas to inflate the airbag; and
a wrap initially covering the airbag when the airbag is in a folded position, the wrap including a tear seam configured to tear upon inflation of the airbag, wherein the tear seam is configured to direct the airbag to deploy between a lower rim of the steering wheel and a driver of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An occupant protection device including a wrap for holding an inflatable air bag cushion in a folded shape. The wrap includes a tear seam forming a substantial “U” shape. The tear seam directs the initial airbag deployment toward the bottom of the airbag module and between the lower rim of a steering wheel and a driver. The wrap protects a fifth percentile female in close proximity to the lower rim of the steering wheel.
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1. A driver side occupant protection device, comprising:
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an airbag positioned in a steering wheel of a vehicle;
an inflator for providing inflation gas to inflate the airbag; and
a wrap initially covering the airbag when the airbag is in a folded position, the wrap including a tear seam configured to tear upon inflation of the airbag, wherein the tear seam is configured to direct the airbag to deploy between a lower rim of the steering wheel and a driver of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An airbag module, comprising:
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an airbag;
an inflator for providing inflation gas to inflate the airbag; and
a wrap initially covering the airbag when the airbag is in a folded position, the wrap including a tear seam configured to tear open upon inflation of the airbag, wherein the tear seam forms a substantial U shape extending along the lower, center region of the wrap. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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