Inflatable side air bag curtain module with chamber separators
First Claim
1. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising:
- an air bag of sufficient length to extend from a first pillar (30) to at least a second pillar (34) of the vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of a vehicle to a location generally adjacent the shoulder of a 50th percentile sized seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle;
the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create at least one inflatable volume (101a,c) and a plurality of internal tethers or separator means for forming corresponding bridges between predetermined regions of each of the first and second panel such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by at least one internal tether, wherein the air bag includes more than one inflatable volume, wherein each volume includes corresponding internal tethers or separator means.
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Abstract
A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising: an air bag of sufficient length to extend from a first (30) pillar to at least a second pillar (34) of the 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 shoulder of a 50th percentile sized seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle; the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create at least one inflatable volume (101a,b) and a plurality of internal tethers or separators for forming corresponding bridges between predetermined regions of each of the first and second panel such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by an internal tether.
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15 Claims
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1. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising:
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an air bag of sufficient length to extend from a first pillar (30) to at least a second pillar (34) of the vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of a vehicle to a location generally adjacent the shoulder of a 50th percentile sized seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle;
the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create at least one inflatable volume (101a,c) and a plurality of internal tethers or separator means for forming corresponding bridges between predetermined regions of each of the first and second panel such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by at least one internal tether, wherein the air bag includes more than one inflatable volume, wherein each volume includes corresponding internal tethers or separator means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising:
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an air bag of sufficient length to extend from a first pillar (30) to at least a second pillar (34) of the vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of a vehicle to a location generally adjacent the shoulder of a 50th percentile sized seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle;
the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create a plurality of inflatable volumes (101a,c) and a plurality of internal tethers or separator means, for each volume, for forming corresponding bridges between predetermined regions of each of the first and second panel such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by at least one internal tether;
wherein each internal tether or separator means includes opposing sides, and wherein the opposing sides are one of;
straight and angled relative to one another, and arcuate.
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8. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising:
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an air bag of sufficient length to extend from a first pillar (30) to at least a second pillar (34) of the vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of a vehicle to a location generally adjacent the shoulder of a 50th percentile sized seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle;
the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create a plurality of inflatable volumes (101a,c) and a plurality of internal tethers or separator means, for each volumes for forming corresponding bridges between predetermined regions of each of the first and second panel such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by at least one internal tether;
wherein each inflatable portion of the air bag includes at least two rows of tethers.
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9. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising:
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an air bag of sufficient length to extend from a first pillar (30) to at least a second pillar (34) of the vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of a vehicle to a location generally adjacent the shoulder of a 50th percentile sized seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle;
the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create a plurality of inflatable volumes (101a,c) and a plurality of internal tether or separator means, for each volume, for forming corresponding bridges between predetermined regions of each of the first and second panel such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by at least one internal tether;
wherein each tether includes opposing long sides and opposing ends, wherein each tether is secured to a corresponding first and second panel along a respective side of the tether. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising.
an air bag of sufficient length to extend from a first (30) pillar to at least a second pillar (34) of the vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of a vehicle to a location generally adjacent the shoulder of a 50th percentile sized seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle; -
the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create a plurality of inflatable volumes (101a,c) and a plurality of internal tether or separator means, for each volume, for forming corresponding bridges between predetermined regions of each of the first and second panel such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by at least one internal tether;
the tether are in rows of two or more.
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15. A side impact or rollover protection restraint system (20) comprising:
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an air bag of sufficient length to extend from an A-pillar (30) to at least a D-pillar (34) of the vehicle, the air bag (22), upon inflation, is of sufficient height to extend from proximate a roof rail (38) of a vehicle to a location generally adjacent the shoulder of a seated occupant such that the inflated air bag will lie between the occupant and a side portion of the vehicle, the air bag including uninflated regions in the vicinity of a B-pillar and a C-pillar;
the air bag including a first and a second panel of material that are joined together to create inflatable regions and a plurality of rows of internal tethers for forming corresponding bridges between the first and second panel of each particular region such that upon inflation of the air bag these regions are spaced from one another by at least one internal tether, wherein the regions are proximate the A-pillar, between the B and the C-pillars and between the C and D-pillars.
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