CURTAIN AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a forward airbag having a main body portion and a rear end portion extending rearward from the main body portion; and
a rear airbag having a main body portion and a forward end portion extending forward from the main body portion, the forward end portion vertically overlapping with the rear end portion, the forward and rear end portions each having an end lip defining a recess in an outer face of the respective airbag shaped to engage with a structural member of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A curtain airbag assembly for occupant protection in a motor vehicle includes a forward airbag stored above a forward window for deployment to a position wherein a main body portion overlies a forward window and a rear end portion extending rearward from the main body overlies a post separating the windows, such as a B-post or C-post, and a rear airbag stored above a rear window for deployment to a position wherein a main body portion overlies the rear window and a forward end portion extends rearward from the main body and overlies the post. The forward and rear end portions vertically overlap one another where they overlie the post, and each has an end lip defining a recess in an outer face of the respective airbag, the end lips shaped to engage with the post.
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9 Claims
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1. A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a forward airbag having a main body portion and a rear end portion extending rearward from the main body portion; and a rear airbag having a main body portion and a forward end portion extending forward from the main body portion, the forward end portion vertically overlapping with the rear end portion, the forward and rear end portions each having an end lip defining a recess in an outer face of the respective airbag shaped to engage with a structural member of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A motor vehicle comprising;
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a post separating a forward window opening and a rear window opening; a forward airbag stored in an uninflated condition above the forward window for deployment downward to an inflated condition wherein a main body portion overlies a portion of the forward window and a rear end portion extending rearward from the main body portion overlies the post; and a rear airbag stored in an uninflated condition above the rear window for deployment downward to an inflated condition wherein a main body portion overlies a portion of the rear window and a forward end portion extends rearward from the main body portion overlies the post, the forward end portion vertically overlapping with the rear end portion at the post. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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