Anti-telescoping inflatable curtain
First Claim
1. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, the apparatus comprising:
- an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored condition in which the protection device is deflated, rolled up, and positioned extending along the vehicle roof, the protection device being inflatable away from the vehicle roof to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure and a vehicle occupant; and
a housing for the protection device when in the stored condition, at least one of the housing and the protection device comprising a portion for preventing telescoping movement of the protection device;
wherein the portion for preventing telescoping movement comprises a portion of the housing that prevents telescoping movement of the protection device.
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Abstract
An apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant (28) of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18). The apparatus (10) includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) having a stored condition in which the protection device is deflated, rolled up, and positioned extending along the vehicle roof (18). The protection device (16) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure (16) and the vehicle occupant (28). The apparatus (10) also includes a housing (40) for the protection device (16) when in the stored condition. At least one of the housing (40) and the protection device (16) include a portion (200) for blocking telescoping movement of the protection device (14).
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, the apparatus comprising:
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an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored condition in which the protection device is deflated, rolled up, and positioned extending along the vehicle roof, the protection device being inflatable away from the vehicle roof to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure and a vehicle occupant; and a housing for the protection device when in the stored condition, at least one of the housing and the protection device comprising a portion for preventing telescoping movement of the protection device; wherein the portion for preventing telescoping movement comprises a portion of the housing that prevents telescoping movement of the protection device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11, 12)
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5. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, the apparatus comprising:
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an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored condition in which the protection device is deflated, rolled up, and positioned extending along the vehicle roof, the protection device being inflatable away from the vehicle roof to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure and a vehicle occupant; and a housing for the protection device when in the stored condition, at least one of the housing and the protection device comprising a portion for preventing telescoping movement of the protection device; wherein the housing comprises a fabric sheath wrapped around the protection device while deflated and rolled up to help support the protection device in the stored condition, the portion for preventing telescoping movement comprising portions of the sheath that are folded over to prevent the protection device from telescoping. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, the apparatus comprising:
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an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device having a stored condition in which the protection device is deflated, rolled up, and positioned extending along the vehicle roof, the protection device being inflatable away from the vehicle roof to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure and a vehicle occupant; and a housing for the protection device when in the stored condition, at least one of the housing and the protection device comprising a portion for preventing telescoping movement of the protection device; wherein the protection device has a terminal edge portion arranged in a generally spiral configuration when the protection device is in the stored condition, the portion for preventing telescoping movement helping maintain the spiral configuration of the terminal edge portion while the protection device is supported in the stored condition by the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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