Dynamic airbag venting
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1. An airbag assembly, comprising:
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a duct having an duct opening for venting gas, said duct moveable between a first position where the duct opening is outside said airbag and a second position where the duct opening is inside said airbag, wherein inflating said airbag moves said duct between the first position and the second position and said airbag is configured to be inflated by a first stream of gas moving from the duct opening to an interior of said airbag and by a second stream of gas moving from an airbag inflator to the interior of said airbag, the first stream of gas separate from the second stream of gas.
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Abstract
An example airbag assembly includes an airbag and a duct. The duct has a duct opening for venting gas. The duct is moveable between a first position where the duct opening is outside the airbag and a second position where the duct opening is inside the airbag. Inflating the airbag moves the duct between the first position and the second position. The airbag is configured to be inflated by a first stream of gas moving from the duct opening to an interior of the airbag and by a second stream of gas moving from an airbag inflator to the interior of the airbag. The first stream of gas is separate from the second stream of gas.
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16 Claims
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1. An airbag assembly, comprising:
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an airbag; and a duct having an duct opening for venting gas, said duct moveable between a first position where the duct opening is outside said airbag and a second position where the duct opening is inside said airbag, wherein inflating said airbag moves said duct between the first position and the second position and said airbag is configured to be inflated by a first stream of gas moving from the duct opening to an interior of said airbag and by a second stream of gas moving from an airbag inflator to the interior of said airbag, the first stream of gas separate from the second stream of gas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An airbag assembly, comprising:
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an airbag; and a duct adjacent an airbag opening in said airbag and having a duct vent for venting gas from said duct, said duct moveable between a first arrangement that provides a first flow from said duct through the airbag opening and a second arrangement that provides a second flow from said duct through the airbag opening, said first flow greater than said second flow, wherein the airbag is configured to be at least partially inflated with gas that does not move through said duct. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An airbag assembly, comprising:
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an airbag; and a duct, wherein at least a portion of said duct is moveable relative to at least a portion of said airbag from a first position to a second position, wherein said duct directs gas out of said airbag in the first position and wherein said duct directs less gas out of said airbag in the second position, wherein an interior of said airbag outside said duct is configured to receive a first flow of gas that does not move through said duct and a second flow of gas that does move through said duct. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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