Airbag assemblies with constrained stabilizer straps
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:
- a housing that defines a deployment opening and a stabilizer opening;
an inflatable airbag cushion coupled to the housing and configured to be deployed from the housing through the deployment opening; and
a stabilizer strap coupled to the inflatable airbag cushion, the stabilizer strap comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to and disposed directly on an exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion and wherein the second portion extends distally from the first portion and is not disposed directly on the exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion, the stabilizer strap extending from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing through the stabilizer opening, wherein the second portion of the stabilizer strap comprises a first stopping element that is configured to be positioned at the interior of the housing to interact with the housing to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to the exterior of the housing, and wherein the second portion comprises a second stopping element that is configured to be positioned at the exterior of the housing and to interact with the housing to remain at the exterior of the housing throughout deployment of the airbag cushion.
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Abstract
An airbag assembly can include a stabilizer strap attached to an airbag, and the stabilizer strap can cooperate with a housing to prevent undesired rotation or skewing of the airbag during deployment. A portion of the stabilizer strap can be positioned at an interior of the housing and can interact with the housing to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to an exterior of the housing.
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1. An airbag assembly comprising:
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a housing that defines a deployment opening and a stabilizer opening; an inflatable airbag cushion coupled to the housing and configured to be deployed from the housing through the deployment opening; and a stabilizer strap coupled to the inflatable airbag cushion, the stabilizer strap comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is coupled to and disposed directly on an exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion and wherein the second portion extends distally from the first portion and is not disposed directly on the exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion, the stabilizer strap extending from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing through the stabilizer opening, wherein the second portion of the stabilizer strap comprises a first stopping element that is configured to be positioned at the interior of the housing to interact with the housing to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to the exterior of the housing, and wherein the second portion comprises a second stopping element that is configured to be positioned at the exterior of the housing and to interact with the housing to remain at the exterior of the housing throughout deployment of the airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An airbag assembly comprising:
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a housing that defines a deployment opening; an inflatable airbag cushion coupled to the housing and configured to be deployed from the housing through the deployment opening; and a stabilizer strap comprising a proximal end portion at an interior of the housing and a distal end portion at an exterior of the housing, wherein the proximal end portion of the stabilizer strap is coupled to the inflatable airbag cushion and disposed directly on an exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion, wherein the stabilizer strap comprises a first stopping element disposed between the proximal and distal end portions of the stabilizer strap that is configured to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to the exterior of the housing, wherein the entire first stopping element extends distally from the proximal end portion away from the exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion, and wherein the distal end portion of the stabilizer strap comprises a second stopping element that is configured to interact with the housing to remain at the exterior of the housing throughout deployment of the airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An airbag assembly comprising:
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a housing that defines a deployment opening and a stabilizer opening; an inflatable airbag cushion coupled to the housing and configured to be deployed from the housing through the deployment opening; and a stabilizer strap comprising an attachment region that is coupled to the inflatable airbag cushion and disposed directly on an exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion, wherein the stabilizer strap extends from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing through the stabilizer opening, and wherein a portion of the stabilizer strap that is between the attachment region and the stabilizer opening comprises a stopping element that is configured to interact with the housing to restrict an amount of the stabilizer strap that is permitted to extend to the exterior of the housing, and wherein the stopping element extends distally from the attachment region and is not disposed directly on the exterior surface of the inflatable airbag cushion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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