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Method and system for improving curtain air bag deployment using an actuator attached to a headliner

  • US 8,452,494 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2010
  • Issued: 05/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An air bag deployment system comprising:

  • a roof rail;

    a headliner overlapping the roof rail;

    a curtain air bag located adjacent to the headliner and the roof rail;

    an actuator that is in direct contact with the headliner; and

    a heating device configured to heat the actuator when the heating device is activated, the heat causing the actuator to bend or contract, which moves and bends the headliner to reduce an overlap between the headliner and the roof rail.

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