Side curtain air bag module
First Claim
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1. An inflatable restraint for a vehicle occupant comprising:
- an inflatable curtain;
a deployment device for moving the curtain into an extended position; and
a carrier module including a carrier structure and means for absorbing energy, the carrier structure coupled to the inflatable curtain and deployment device, the carrier module housing the inflatable curtain and the deployment device, the energy-absorbing means coupled to the carrier structure and adapted for absorbing energy from an impact between the vehicle occupant and the carrier structure.
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Abstract
A side air bag system including inflatable curtain, a deployment member for moving the curtain into an extended position and a carrier module. The carrier module includes a carrier structure and an energy-absorbing member. The curtain and deployment member are assembled to the carrier structure, which permits the side air bag system to be efficiently installed into a vehicle. The energy-absorbing member is coupled to one side of the carrier structure and absorbs energy from an impact between a vehicle occupant and the carrier structure.
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1. An inflatable restraint for a vehicle occupant comprising:
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an inflatable curtain;
a deployment device for moving the curtain into an extended position; and
a carrier module including a carrier structure and means for absorbing energy, the carrier structure coupled to the inflatable curtain and deployment device, the carrier module housing the inflatable curtain and the deployment device, the energy-absorbing means coupled to the carrier structure and adapted for absorbing energy from an impact between the vehicle occupant and the carrier structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body; and
an inflatable restraint installed in the vehicle body, the inflatable restraint including an inflatable curtain, a deployment device for moving the curtain into an extended position and a carrier module including a carrier structure and means for absorbing energy, the carrier module housing the inflatable curtain and the deployment device, the carrier structure coupled to the inflatable curtain and deployment device, the energy-absorbing means coupled to the carrier structure and adapted for absorbing energy from an impact between a vehicle occupant and the carrier structure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle body; and
an inflatable restraint installed in the vehicle body, the inflatable restraint including an inflatable curtain, a deployment device for moving the curtain into an extended position and a unitarily formed carrier module having a carrier structure and a plurality of ribs, the carrier module housing the inflatable curtain and the deployment device, the carrier structure coupled to the inflatable curtain and deployment device, the plurality of ribs coupled to the carrier structure and adapted to cooperate with the vehicle body to absorb energy from an impact between a vehicle occupant and the carrier structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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