Ejection mitigation device
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1. An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle, the airbag system comprising:
- at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag;
at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag;
at least one rear ejection mitigation device configured to substantially cover a rear window of the motor vehicle, wherein the at least one rear ejection mitigation device is non-inflatable,wherein the at least one rear ejection mitigation device is directly attached to both the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; and
wherein the at least one rear ejection mitigation device is configured to be deployed only by movement of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag due to inflation of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag.
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Abstract
An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle including one or more ejection mitigation devices configured to substantially cover the inside of the front and/or rear window of the motor vehicle. Moreover, the one or more ejection mitigation devices may be attached to a driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and a passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag, wherein the ejection mitigation device is configured to be deployed by the inflation of the driver'"'"'s and passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbags.
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21 Claims
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1. An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle, the airbag system comprising:
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at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; at least one rear ejection mitigation device configured to substantially cover a rear window of the motor vehicle, wherein the at least one rear ejection mitigation device is non-inflatable, wherein the at least one rear ejection mitigation device is directly attached to both the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; and wherein the at least one rear ejection mitigation device is configured to be deployed only by movement of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag due to inflation of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle, the airbag system comprising:
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at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; at least one front ejection mitigation device configured to substantially cover a front window of the motor vehicle, wherein the at least one front ejection mitigation device is non-inflatable, wherein the at least one front ejection mitigation device is directly attached to both the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; and wherein the at least one front ejection mitigation device is configured to be deployed only by movement of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag due to inflation of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An airbag system for protecting a passenger in a motor vehicle, the airbag system comprising:
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at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag; at least one front ejection mitigation device attached to both the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag;
wherein the at least one front ejection mitigation device is configured to substantially cover a front window of the motor vehicle;at least one rear ejection mitigation device directly attached to both the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag;
wherein the at least one rear ejection mitigation device is configured to substantially cover a rear window of the motor vehicle; andwherein the at least one front ejection mitigation device and the at least one rear ejection mitigation device are both non-inflatable; wherein the at least one front ejection mitigation device and the at least one rear ejection mitigation device are configured to be deployed only by movement of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag due to inflation of the at least one driver'"'"'s side inflatable airbag and the at least one passenger'"'"'s side inflatable airbag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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