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LOW RISK DEPLOYMENT SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM

  • US 20090200774A1
  • Filed: 04/14/2008
  • Published: 08/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A side airbag system for an automotive vehicle having a seat for supporting an occupant and a side structure adjacent the seat, the seat including a seatback and a headrest with a support structure therein, the side structure including a door trim panel and a side window, the side airbag system comprising:

  • an airbag module having an inflator, a housing, and an airbag cushion, the airbag module being installed within the headrest and mounted to the support structure in the headrest;

    the housing having an open end directed in a first direction, the first direction being disposed between perpendicular to the side structure and forward with respect to the vehicle when viewed in a top view, the first direction further being disposed between generally horizontal and vertical with respect to the vehicle when viewed in a rear view;

    the airbag cushion having a first face which is adjacent the side structure when the airbag cushion is inflated and an opposed second face which is directed toward the occupant when the airbag cushion is inflated, the first and second faces each having a perimeter and a central region, the perimeters of the first and second faces being joined to form the airbag cushion, the airbag cushion further having a tether extending between the central regions of the first and second faces, the tether having a tether length in the range of 50 to 150 mm and restraining the first and second faces such that substantially the entirety of the central regions are spaced apart by at least a distance equal to the tether length when the airbag cushion is inflated; and

    the airbag cushion deploying laterally forward with respect to the vehicle toward a gap located between the occupant'"'"'s head and the side structure for the protection of the occupant'"'"'s head during a side impact crash.

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