Split top air bag assembly
First Claim
1. An air bag assembly inflatable from an inflator mounted on the vehicle forward of a vehicle occupant seat, said air bag comprising:
- an air bag mounting end adjacent to the inflator;
a vertical extending occupant facing restraining surface located at a distance from the air bag base end and having a lower portion for restraint of the occupant lower torso and an upper portion for restraint of the upper torso;
an air bag base wall extending generally horizontally from the base end toward the vehicle seat and dividing the air bag assembly into a lower torso portion for restraint of the occupant lower torso and an upper torso portion for restraint of the upper torso;
said upper portion including an inflatable left hand lobe rising from the left side of the base wall and an inflatable right lobe rising from the right side of the base wall, said left and right hand lobes defining therebetween an upper un-inflated void space, the lower extent of the upper un-inflated void space being provided by the horizontal extending base wall;
and a fabric connecting member connecting the left hand lobe and the right hand lobe above the horizontal base wall.
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Abstract
Air bag assembly is inflatable by an inflator mounted on the vehicle forward of the vehicle occupant seat. The air bag assembly has a vertical extending, occupant facing restraining surface located at a distance from the air bag base end. An air bag base wall extends generally horizontally from a base end mounted on the inflator and divides the air bag assembly into a lower air bag portion for restraint of the occupant lower torso and an upper air bag portion for restraint of the upper torso. The upper air bag portion includes an inflatable left hand lobe rising from the left side of the base wall and an inflatable right lobe rising from the right side of the base wall. The left and right hand lobes define an upper un-inflated void space, the lower extent of which is provided by the horizontal extending base wall.
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20 Claims
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1. An air bag assembly inflatable from an inflator mounted on the vehicle forward of a vehicle occupant seat, said air bag comprising:
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an air bag mounting end adjacent to the inflator; a vertical extending occupant facing restraining surface located at a distance from the air bag base end and having a lower portion for restraint of the occupant lower torso and an upper portion for restraint of the upper torso; an air bag base wall extending generally horizontally from the base end toward the vehicle seat and dividing the air bag assembly into a lower torso portion for restraint of the occupant lower torso and an upper torso portion for restraint of the upper torso; said upper portion including an inflatable left hand lobe rising from the left side of the base wall and an inflatable right lobe rising from the right side of the base wall, said left and right hand lobes defining therebetween an upper un-inflated void space, the lower extent of the upper un-inflated void space being provided by the horizontal extending base wall; and a fabric connecting member connecting the left hand lobe and the right hand lobe above the horizontal base wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An air bag assembly inflatable from an inflator mounted on the vehicle forward of a vehicle occupant seat, said air bag comprising:
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an air bag mounting end adjacent to the inflator; a vertical extending occupant facing restraining surface located at a distance from the air bag base end and having a lower portion for restraint of the occupant lower torso and an upper portion for restraint of the upper torso; an air bag base wall extending generally horizontally from the base end toward the vehicle seat end and dividing the air bag assembly into a lower air bag portion for restraint of the occupant lower torso and an upper air bag portion for restraint of the upper torso; said upper air bag portion including an inflatable left hand lobe rising from the left side of the base wall and an inflatable right lobe rising from the right side of the base wall, said left and right hand lobes of the upper air bag portion defining therebetween an upper un-inflated void space; a fabric connecting member connecting the left hand lobe and the right hand lobe of the upper bag portion above the horizontal base wall; and said lower air bag portion including an inflatable left hand lobe depending downwardly from the left side of the base wall and an inflatable right lobe depending downwardly right side of the base wall, said left and right hand lobes of the lower air bag portion defining therebetween a lower un-inflated void space. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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