Airbag module
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1. An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
- an inflatable curtain airbag configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior side of the vehicle;
an inflator for providing inflation gas for the airbag;
a housing configured to surround the airbag; and
a strap configured to retain the airbag in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag;
wherein the strap includes two ends and at least one of the ends is connected to a first side of the housing, another portion of the strap being connected to a second side of the housing opposite the first side,wherein the strap further includes a separation mechanism between the two ends that is configured to separate the two ends of the strap during deployment of the inflatable curtain airbag.
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Abstract
An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle comprising an inflatable curtain airbag configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior side of the vehicle; an inflator for providing inflation gas for the airbag; a housing configured to surround the airbag; and a strap configured to retain the airbag in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag; wherein at least one end of the strap is connected to the housing.
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20 Claims
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1. An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflatable curtain airbag configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior side of the vehicle; an inflator for providing inflation gas for the airbag; a housing configured to surround the airbag; and a strap configured to retain the airbag in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag; wherein the strap includes two ends and at least one of the ends is connected to a first side of the housing, another portion of the strap being connected to a second side of the housing opposite the first side, wherein the strap further includes a separation mechanism between the two ends that is configured to separate the two ends of the strap during deployment of the inflatable curtain airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
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an inflatable curtain airbag configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior side of the vehicle; an inflator for providing inflation gas for the airbag; a housing configured to surround the airbag; and a strap configured to retain the airbag in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag; wherein at least one end of the strap is connected to the housing, and wherein the housing includes a pair of openings, each of the openings being located on opposite sides of the housing, and wherein the at least one end of the strap passes through one of the openings and the other end of the strap passes through the other opening, and wherein each of the ends of the straps includes a projection that engages a wall of the housing after the strap is inserted through the opening to prevent the ends of the straps from being withdrawn from the openings to thereby lock the strap in position relative to the housing.
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12. A housing for use in an airbag module having an inflatable airbag cushion configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior portion of the vehicle to protect the occupant, comprising:
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a thin walled base; two thin walled legs extending away from the base and forming a cavity configured to receive the stored airbag cushion such that the housing substantially surrounds the airbag cushion; and a strap configured to retain the airbag cushion in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag; wherein the strap includes two ends, a first of the two ends being connected to a first of the two thin walled legs of the housing and another portion of the strap being connected to a second of the two thin walled legs, wherein the strap further includes a separation mechanism between the two ends that is configured to separate the two ends of the strap during deployment of the inflatable airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A housing for use in an airbag module having an inflatable airbag cushion configured to deploy between an occupant and an interior portion of the vehicle to protect the occupant, comprising:
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a thin walled base; two thin walled legs extending away from the base and forming a cavity configured to receive the stored airbag cushion such that the housing substantially surrounds the airbag cushion; and a strap configured to retain the airbag cushion in the housing prior to inflation and deployment of the airbag wherein at least one end of the strap is connected to the housing; and a pair of openings, each of the openings being located on two different thin walls of the housing, and wherein the at least one end of the strap passes through one of the openings and the other end of the strap passes through the other opening, and wherein each of the ends of the straps includes a projection that engages one of the thin walls of the housing after the strap is inserted through the opening to prevent the ends of the straps from being withdrawn from the openings to thereby lock the strap in position relative to the housing.
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