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Driver side airbag with a baffle

  • US 6,776,434 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2001
  • Issued: 08/17/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An airbag comprising:

  • an inflatable cushion made from a first material having an inflator opening to accommodate receipt of an inflator, the inflator having a longitudinal axis;

    a baffle comprising a second material and a baffle opening, the baffle opening being aligned with at least one-third of the inflator opening and having an area that is approximately double the area of the inflator opening, wherein the baffle opening is present in the baffle before the airbag is filled with inflation gas from the inflator, and wherein upon inflation the inflator opening is visible when looking through the baffle opening in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inflator; and

    a heat shield having the inflator opening to accommodate receipt of the inflator, the heat shield is made from a material different from that comprising the inflatable cushion.

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