Inflatable side airbag curtain module
First Claim
1. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) for a vehicle occupant, the vehicle including along a first side thereof a first A-pillar, a first B-pillar and a first C-pillar, the system comprising:
- a first air bag of sufficient length to extend from the first A-pillar (30) across the first B-pillar (32) and be secured proximate the first C-pillar (34) of the vehicle, the first air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a first roof rail (38) on a first side of the vehicle to a location generally adjacent an upper torso of a seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and the first side of the vehicle;
the system (20) further including a first flexible tube (70) having a plurality of distributed openings (72) thereacross to distribute inflation gas to the first air bag wherein the first flexible tube extends substantially across the length of the first air bag andinflation means (60) for inflating the air bag.
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Abstract
A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising: an air bag of sufficient length to extend between two pillars of a vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of the vehicle to a location generally adjacent the upper torso of a seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle; the system (20) further including a flexible tube (70) having a plurality of distributed openings (72) thereacross to distribute inflation gas to the air bag means (60) for inflating the air bag.
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23 Claims
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1. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) for a vehicle occupant, the vehicle including along a first side thereof a first A-pillar, a first B-pillar and a first C-pillar, the system comprising:
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a first air bag of sufficient length to extend from the first A-pillar (30) across the first B-pillar (32) and be secured proximate the first C-pillar (34) of the vehicle, the first air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a first roof rail (38) on a first side of the vehicle to a location generally adjacent an upper torso of a seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and the first side of the vehicle; the system (20) further including a first flexible tube (70) having a plurality of distributed openings (72) thereacross to distribute inflation gas to the first air bag wherein the first flexible tube extends substantially across the length of the first air bag and inflation means (60) for inflating the air bag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system for an occupant of a vehicle comprising:
an elongated air bag including an attachment portion for attachment to a mounting area and an inflatable cushion, the cushion portion including a top located below the attachment portion, the cushion initially maintained in a folded state changeable to an inflated state upon receipt of inflation gas, the air bag including two opposite lateral sides each having a respective lower corner, each lower corner securable to a corresponding mounting region, the air bag further including a receiving portion communicated with the cushion; and
a distribution tube received within the cushion, the tube being received within the receiving portion and extending to a remote portion of the top of the cushion, the tube including gas openings wherein the tube extends substantially across the length of the air bag to deliver inflation gas received at an inlet of the tube to the cushion.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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