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Curtain airbag assembly

  • US 9,150,187 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2014
  • Issued: 10/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A curtain airbag for providing multiple coverage areas over a window opening, comprising:

  • a shared panel sized to span a height of the window opening upon deployment of the curtain airbag, the shared panel having an upper periphery, an opposing lower periphery and a central portion between the upper periphery and the lower periphery;

    a first auxiliary panel connected to the shared panel at least along the upper periphery and along the central portion of the shared panel to define a first inflatable chamber configured for inflation to at least partially provide a first coverage area; and

    a second auxiliary panel connected to the shared panel at least along the lower periphery and along the central portion of the shared panel to define a second inflatable chamber configured for inflation to at least partially provide a second coverage area, wherein a common seam connects both the first auxiliary panel and the second auxiliary panel to the shared panel along the central portion of the shared panel.

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