VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM
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1. A vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising:
- a side airbag attached to a side portion of a vehicle seat;
a rear airbag attached to a rear portion of the vehicle seat; and
a single inflator connecting the side airbag and the rear airbag, such that the single inflator is configured to cushion a first occupant and a second occupant during a crash event with the side airbag and the rear airbag, respectively.
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Abstract
An exemplary vehicle occupant restraint system may include a side airbag attached to a side portion of a vehicle seat. The system may further include a rear airbag attached to a rear portion of the vehicle seat. The system can also have a single inflator connected to the side airbag and the rear airbag, such that the inflator is configured to cushion a first occupant and a second occupant during a crash event with the side airbag and the rear airbag, respectively.
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1. A vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising:
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a side airbag attached to a side portion of a vehicle seat; a rear airbag attached to a rear portion of the vehicle seat; and a single inflator connecting the side airbag and the rear airbag, such that the single inflator is configured to cushion a first occupant and a second occupant during a crash event with the side airbag and the rear airbag, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle occupant restraint system, comprising:
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a vehicle seat having a side portion and a rear portion; a side airbag attached to the side portion of the vehicle seat; a rear airbag attached to the rear portion of the vehicle seat; and a single inflator connected to the side airbag and the rear airbag, such that the inflator is configured to cushion a first occupant and a second occupant during a crash event with the side airbag and the rear airbag, respectively; wherein a portion of the rear airbag is slidably attached to the side portion of the vehicle seat to permit the vehicle seat to move between an upright position and a reclined position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a vehicle occupant restraint system comprising:
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slidably attaching a rear airbag to a rear portion of a seatback of a vehicle seat; moving a portion of the rear airbag toward a seat bottom of the vehicle seat when the seat is moved to a reclined position; moving the portion of the rear airbag toward an upper end of the vehicle seat when the seat is moved to an upright position; and discharging air from a single inflator to a side airbag and the rear airbag. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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