Side airbag for a vehicle
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1. A side airbag for a supplemental restraint system of a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflatable bag having a shoulder-receiving portion and a thorax-receiving portion that extends from said shoulder-receiving portion;
said inflatable bag moveable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration;
said thorax-receiving portion thinner than said shoulder-receiving portion in a lateral direction when said inflatable bag is disposed in said inflated configuration and said shoulder-receiving portion is compressed.
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Abstract
A side airbag (14) for a supplemental restraint system (12) of a vehicle (10) includes an inflatable bag comprised of a shoulder-receiving portion (24) and a thorax-receiving portion (26) that extends from the shoulder-receiving portion (24). This airbag (14) is moveable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration. In the inflated configuration, the thorax-receiving portion (26) is sized thinner than the shoulder-receiving portion (24) in a lateral direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A side airbag for a supplemental restraint system of a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflatable bag having a shoulder-receiving portion and a thorax-receiving portion that extends from said shoulder-receiving portion; said inflatable bag moveable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration; said thorax-receiving portion thinner than said shoulder-receiving portion in a lateral direction when said inflatable bag is disposed in said inflated configuration and said shoulder-receiving portion is compressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A side airbag for a supplemental restraint system of a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflatable bag having a shoulder-receiving portion and a thorax-receiving portion that extends from said shoulder-receiving portion; said shoulder-receiving portion and said thorax-receiving portion each having an inboard side and an outboard side; and at least one tether coupled to said thorax-receiving portion and in connection between said inboard side and said outboard side of said thorax-receiving portion; said inflatable bag moveable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration; said at least one tether maintaining said thorax-receiving portion thinner than said shoulder-receiving portion in a lateral direction when said inflatable bag is disposed in said inflated configuration and said shoulder receiving portion is compressed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A supplemental restraint system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflatable bag coupled to the vehicles; said inflatable bag having a shoulder-receiving portion and a thorax-receiving portion that extends from said shoulder-receiving portion; an inflation device coupled to said inflatable bag for inflating said inflatable bag; and a crash sensor coupled to said inflation device for detecting a vehicle impact event and actuating said inflation device to inflate said inflatable bag; said inflatable bag moveable between a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration; said thorax-receiving portion thinner than said shoulder-receiving portion in a lateral direction when said inflatable bag is disposed in said inflated configuration and said shoulder receiving portion is compressed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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