AIRBAG SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF LOADS
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Abstract
An airbag system according to any one individual feature or combination of features as described herein.
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13 Claims
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- 4. An air bag system comprising an airbag having at least one pressure release vent sealed by a sealing diaphragm wherein a variation of one of a diameter of said pressure release vent and a thickness of said sealing diaphragm determined a breaching pressure of said sealing diaphragm.
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11. A method for holding an overpressure state in an airbag, the method comprising:
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(a) providing the airbag with an array of bursting pressure release vents having various breaching pressures; and (b) introducing a residual flow of gases into the airbag after initial inflation. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method for folding an airbag having bursting pressure release vents, the method comprising folding the airbag in a modified accordion pattern, such that the bursting pressure release vents are placed in the final folds, so as to mitigate heat and pressure waves caused by an inflation system before said heat and pressure waves reach said bursting pressure release vents, thus preventing an early breach of the bursting pressure release vents.
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