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Dual depth airbag

  • US 6,616,177 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2001
  • Issued: 09/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An air bag restraint system comprising:

  • an inflator source for supplying a flow of pressurized gaseous fluid;

    passage means operatively connected with said inflator source for distributing said flow of pressurized gaseous fluid;

    an air restraint having first and second expansible air chambers, each of said first and second expansible air chambers being separately operatively connected with said passage means;

    a panel member integral with and separating said first and second expansible air chambers, said panel member restricting gaseous flow between said chambers;

    a control mechanism for selectively distributing said flow of pressurized gaseous fluid to one or both of said first and second expansible air chambers;

    said passage means having first and second passages connected between said control mechanism and said first and second air chambers respectively; and

    said control mechanism comprising a valve assembly having means for controlling the distribution of said flow of pressurized gaseous fluid to said first and second passages individually or in concert.

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