INFLATABLE CURTAIN AIRBAG INTEGRATED TETHER
First Claim
1. A method for making a side curtain airbag for installation in a stowed condition proximate a roof rail of a vehicle and to be inflated to a deployed condition extending downward along an inner side surface of a passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising:
- forming an inflatable curtain from at least one panel of material defining at least one expandable chamber;
forming a tether from a salvage area of the at least one panel of material; and
attaching the tether at an attachment point to the inflatable curtain at one end; and
havingroll folding an opposite end of the tether on itself to form overlapping layers and sewing the overlappirnt layers formed by the roll-fold together, the opposite end attachable to a structural pillar of the vehicle for anchoring the inflatable curtain during inflation.
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Abstract
An inflatable curtain airbag integrated tether and method of manufacture can include forming an inflatable curtain from at least one panel of material defining at least one expandable chamber, forming a tether integrally from a salvage area of the at one panel of material, and attaching the tether at an attachment point to the inflatable curtain at one end and having opposite end attachable to a structural pillar of the vehicle for anchoring the inflatable curtain during inflation. The side curtain airbag can be for installation in a stowed condition proximate a roof rail of a vehicle and adapted to be inflated to a deployed condition extending downward along an inner side surface of a passenger compartment of a vehicle.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for making a side curtain airbag for installation in a stowed condition proximate a roof rail of a vehicle and to be inflated to a deployed condition extending downward along an inner side surface of a passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising:
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forming an inflatable curtain from at least one panel of material defining at least one expandable chamber; forming a tether from a salvage area of the at least one panel of material; and attaching the tether at an attachment point to the inflatable curtain at one end; and
havingroll folding an opposite end of the tether on itself to form overlapping layers and sewing the overlappirnt layers formed by the roll-fold together, the opposite end attachable to a structural pillar of the vehicle for anchoring the inflatable curtain during inflation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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5. (canceled)
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16. A side curtain airbag to be deployed downward along an inner side surface of a passenger compartment of a vehicle comprising:
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at least one panel of material defining an inflatable curtain having at least one expandable chamber; and a tether formed from a salvage area of the at least one panel of material and attachable to a structural pillar of the vehicle at an outer end having a roll fold to form a tether mounting tab for anchoring the curtain during inflation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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20. (canceled)
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