Airbag system for vehicle
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1. An airbag system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflator for supplying gas pressure;
an airbag housing installed in a vehicle roof above an occupant seat; and
an airbag cushion installed in the airbag housing, wherein the airbag is deployed by tearing a circular cover from a roof headliner using the gas pressure provided from the inflator in such a way as to form an inflated cylindrical tubular cushion surrounding an upper portion of an occupant sitting on the occupant seat;
wherein the inflator is installed adjacent a pillar; and
wherein the roof headliner includes a perforated line formed along a circumference of the circular cover.
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Abstract
An airbag system for a vehicle may include an inflator for supplying gas pressure, an airbag housing installed in a vehicle roof above a seat, and an airbag cushion installed in the airbag housing, wherein the airbag is deployed by tearing a roof headliner using the gas pressure provided from the inflator in such a way as to enclose upper portion of an occupant sitting on the seat.
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1. An airbag system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflator for supplying gas pressure; an airbag housing installed in a vehicle roof above an occupant seat; and an airbag cushion installed in the airbag housing, wherein the airbag is deployed by tearing a circular cover from a roof headliner using the gas pressure provided from the inflator in such a way as to form an inflated cylindrical tubular cushion surrounding an upper portion of an occupant sitting on the occupant seat; wherein the inflator is installed adjacent a pillar; and wherein the roof headliner includes a perforated line formed along a circumference of the circular cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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