LOW RISK DEPLOYMENT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A passenger airbag system for an automotive vehicle having a passenger compartment, a windshield, and an instrument panel disposed between the passenger compartment and windshield, the instrument panel having a top portion adjacent the windshield and a mid portion with a surface that extends away from the top portion, the passenger airbag system comprising:
- a top-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the top portion of the instrument panel and a mid-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the mid portion or the instrument panel, each airbag having an airbag cushion deployable from the housing through the instrument panel along a predetermined path for direct contact with an adult occupant seated in the passenger compartment, the top-mounted airbag cushion being deployable for direct contact with the head and torso of the adult occupant, the mid-mounted airbag cushion being deployable for direct contact with the torso or the adult occupant.
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Abstract
A passenger airbag system is designed for an automotive vehicle with a passenger compartment, a windshield and an instrument panel disposed between the passenger compartment and the windshield. The instrument panel has a top portion adjacent the windshield and a mid-portion with a surface that extends away from the top portion. The system includes a top-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the top portion of the instrument panel and a mid-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the mid-portion of the instrument panel. Each airbag has a cushion deployable from the housing through the instrument panel along a predetermined path for direct contact with an occupant seated in the passenger compartment. The mid-mounted airbag is deployable for direct contact with the torso of an adult occupant.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A passenger airbag system for an automotive vehicle having a passenger compartment, a windshield, and an instrument panel disposed between the passenger compartment and windshield, the instrument panel having a top portion adjacent the windshield and a mid portion with a surface that extends away from the top portion, the passenger airbag system comprising:
a top-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the top portion of the instrument panel and a mid-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the mid portion or the instrument panel, each airbag having an airbag cushion deployable from the housing through the instrument panel along a predetermined path for direct contact with an adult occupant seated in the passenger compartment, the top-mounted airbag cushion being deployable for direct contact with the head and torso of the adult occupant, the mid-mounted airbag cushion being deployable for direct contact with the torso or the adult occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A passenger airbag system for an automotive vehicle having a passenger compartment, a windshield, and an instrument panel disposed between the passenger compartment and the windshield, the instrument panel having a top portion adjacent the windshield and a mid portion adjacent the top portion with a surface extending from the top surface, the passenger airbag system comprising:
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a top-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the top portion of the instrument panel, the top mounted airbag having an airbag cushion deployable from the housing through the instrument panel along a predetermined path for direct contact with the head and torso or an adult occupant sitting in the passenger compartment, the top-mounted airbag cushion having a lower surface when deployed;
a mid-mounted airbag having a housing disposed in the mid portion of the instrument panel, the mid-mounted airbag having an airbag cushion deployable from the housing through the instrument panel along a predetermined path for direct contact with the torso of the occupant seated in the passenger compartment, the mid-mounted airbag cushion having an upper surface when deployed; and
the lower surface of the top-mounted airbag cushion and the upper surface of the mid-mounted airbag cushion being generally adjacent to one another when deployed and defining a line of interface, the line or interface being in the range of plus 30 degrees to minus 30 degrees with respect to horizontal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A passenger airbag system for an automotive vehicle having a passenger compartment, a windshield, and an instrument panel disposed between the passenger compartment and windshield, the instrument panel having a top portion adjacent the windshield, a lower portion with a surface that is generally directed toward the legs of an occupant in the passenger compartment and a mid portion with a surface that extends between the top portion and the lower portion, the passenger airbag system comprising:
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a first airbag having a housing disposed in the instrument panel and an airbag cushion deployable from the housing thru the instrument panel along a predetermined path or direct contact with the head and torso of an adult occupant sitting in the passenger compartment; and
a second airbag having a housing disposed in the instrument panel and an airbag cushion a deployable from the housing through the instrument panel along a predetermined path for direct contact with an occupant seated in the passenger compartment, the second airbag cushion having an upper portion for contacting the torso or the occupant and a lower portion after deployment that at least partially fills a space between the occupant'"'"'s lower extremities and the lower portion off the instrument panel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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