Airbag
First Claim
1. An airbag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, comprising an airbag mounted, in its stowed condition, in the dashboard of the vehicle, the airbag configured in an inflated, deployed condition in which it is interposed between a structure of the vehicle and an occupant of the passenger front seat, the inflated airbag is wider on its upper side, nearer such occupant, than on its lower side;
- wherein the airbag is formed from a pair of side panels and an inflator interface panel, the inflator interface panel having a central aperture through which an inflator can pass gas into the airbag to inflate the airbag, and wherein the side panels are each stitched to the inflator interface panel; and
wherein the airbag is configured to spread out to increase an area of contact with the structure of the vehicle upon impact of a front seat passenger with the airbag.
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Abstract
In an airbag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, an airbag is mounted, in its stowed condition, in a dashboard of the vehicle. The airbag is configured to inflate to a deployed condition interposed between the dashboard and the front seat passenger. The inflated airbag is wider on an upper side, over an impact region nearer the front seat passenger, than on a lower side adjacent the dashboard. The airbag is narrower at an end adjacent the vehicle dashboard than at an end nearer to the front seat passenger.
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20 Claims
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1. An airbag arrangement for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle, comprising an airbag mounted, in its stowed condition, in the dashboard of the vehicle, the airbag configured in an inflated, deployed condition in which it is interposed between a structure of the vehicle and an occupant of the passenger front seat, the inflated airbag is wider on its upper side, nearer such occupant, than on its lower side;
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wherein the airbag is formed from a pair of side panels and an inflator interface panel, the inflator interface panel having a central aperture through which an inflator can pass gas into the airbag to inflate the airbag, and wherein the side panels are each stitched to the inflator interface panel; and wherein the airbag is configured to spread out to increase an area of contact with the structure of the vehicle upon impact of a front seat passenger with the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18)
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11. An airbag for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle comprising:
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an inflator interface panel at a front end thereof, the interface panel defining an aperture through which an inflation gas can enter the airbag; a pair of side panels stitched to the inflator interface panel; and a main panel including a first end and a second end both secured to the interface panel, the main panel further including a first central portion defining an upper surface of the airbag and a second central portion defining a lower surface of the airbag; wherein the main panel and the first and second side panels cooperate to define the airbag to include a cross section in a lateral direction that is generally shaped as an inverted triangle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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19. An airbag for a front seat passenger in a motor vehicle comprising:
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an inflator interface panel at a front end of the airbag, the interface panel defining an aperture through which an inflation gas can enter the airbag; a pair of side panels stitched to the inflator interface panel at lateral sides of the inflator interface panel; and a main panel including a first end and a second end both directly secured to the interface panel, the main panel also secured to both of the side panels along a length of the main panel, the main panel further including a first central portion at least partially defining an upper surface of the airbag and a second central portion defining a lower surface of the airbag, the main panel increasing in width along at least a portion of a length of the main panel proximate both the first and second ends; wherein the main panel and the first and second side panels cooperate to define the airbag to include a cross section in a lateral direction that is generally shaped as an inverted triangle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification