NON-SYMMETRICAL KNEE AIRBAG
First Claim
1. A knee airbag assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an airbag cushion having a first end and a second end, the airbag cushion being inflatable from a stowed position to a deployed position; and
an enlarged portion at at least one of the ends of the airbag cushion when the airbag cushion is in at least the deployed position;
wherein the airbag cushion has a length and a thickness in the deployed position; and
wherein the enlarged portion increases the thickness of the airbag cushion along at least a portion of the length of the airbag cushion at the at least one of the ends such that the knee airbag assembly is non-symmetrical.
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Abstract
An exemplary knee airbag assembly may include an airbag cushion that has a first end and a second end. The airbag cushion may be inflatable from a stowed position to a deployed position in which it has a length and a thickness. The exemplary knee airbag assembly may also include an enlarged portion at at least one of the ends of the airbag cushion when the knee airbag assembly is in at least the deployed state. The enlarged portion increases the thickness of the airbag cushion along at least a portion of the length of the airbag cushion at the at least one of the ends of the airbag cushion such that the knee airbag assembly may be non-symmetrical.
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20 Claims
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1. A knee airbag assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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an airbag cushion having a first end and a second end, the airbag cushion being inflatable from a stowed position to a deployed position; and an enlarged portion at at least one of the ends of the airbag cushion when the airbag cushion is in at least the deployed position; wherein the airbag cushion has a length and a thickness in the deployed position; and wherein the enlarged portion increases the thickness of the airbag cushion along at least a portion of the length of the airbag cushion at the at least one of the ends such that the knee airbag assembly is non-symmetrical. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle comprising:
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a passenger compartment having two outboard sides defining an interior portion; and a knee airbag assembly having; an airbag cushion having a first end and a second end, the airbag cushion being inflatable from a stowed position to a deployed position; and an enlarged portion at at least one of the ends of the airbag cushion when the airbag cushion is in at least the deployed position; wherein the airbag cushion has a length and a thickness in the deployed position; and wherein the enlarged portion increases the thickness of the airbag cushion along at least a portion of the length of the airbag cushion at the at least one of the ends such that the knee airbag assembly is non-symmetrical. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A process for manufacturing a knee airbag assembly comprising:
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assembling an airbag cushion having a first end and a second end, the airbag cushion being inflatable and having a thickness when inflated; and increasing the thickness of the airbag cushion at at least one of the ends such that the knee airbag assembly is non-symmetrical. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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