Curtain airbag for a motor vehicle
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1. A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- an inflatable curtain secured along an upper edge to a body structure of the motor vehicle, the curtain when deployed having a bulbous portion defining a recess therein engageable with a projecting lip formed in an adjacent part of the motor vehicle to resist relative movement between the curtain and the adjacent part.
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Abstract
An inflatable curtain airbag is secured along an upper edge to a body structure of the motor vehicle and deploys downwardly when inflated. Prior to deployment, the lower edge of the curtain is not tethered to the vehicle body. When nearly or fully deployed, the lower edge of the curtain engages an adjacent part of the motor vehicle so as to form a virtual tether therebetween resisting relative movement between the curtain and the adjacent part.
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9 Claims
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1. A curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
an inflatable curtain secured along an upper edge to a body structure of the motor vehicle, the curtain when deployed having a bulbous portion defining a recess therein engageable with a projecting lip formed in an adjacent part of the motor vehicle to resist relative movement between the curtain and the adjacent part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
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an inflatable curtain secured along an upper edge to a body structure of the motor vehicle for deployment in a downward direction adjacent to a side wall of the vehicle and having a an inflatable bulbous portion defining a recess therein disposed adjacent to a lower edge of the curtain; and an interior part of the motor vehicle disposed adjacent to the lower edge of the curtain when the curtain is deployed and having a projecting lip that matingly engages with the recess to resist relative movement between the curtain and the interior part. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A curtain airbag for a motor vehicle comprising:
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an upper edge adapted for mounting to a body structure of the motor vehicle for downward deployment of the airbag; and a lower edge comprising, when the airbag is inflated, an inflatable bulbous portion defining a recess therein, the recess engageable with part of the motor vehicle adjacent to the lower edge to resist movement of the lower edge upward relative to the adjacent part.
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