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Side curtain airbag

  • US 20100225097A1
  • Filed: 03/05/2009
  • Published: 09/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An airbag module for use in a vehicle to protect an occupant of the vehicle from a side impact type collision, comprising:

  • an inflator configured to generate gas; and

    an airbag coupled to the inflator and configured to deploy upon receiving gas from the inflator, the airbag comprising;

    a main chamber extending along a side of an interior roof the vehicle and configured to restrain a head of a vehicle occupant when the airbag is deployed, the main chamber comprising an inboard panel and an outboard panel joined together; and

    a forward chamber extending from the main chamber towards an A-pillar of the vehicle and configured to restrain at least a portion of the vehicle occupant when the airbag is deployed, the forward chamber at least partially overlapping at least one of the inboard and outboard panels of the main chamber when the airbag is stowed.

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