Curtain airbag assembly
First Claim
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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Abstract
A curtain airbag for providing multiple coverage areas over a window opening includes a shared panel and first and second auxiliary panels. The shared panel is sized to span the height of a window opening upon the curtain airbag'"'"'s deployment, and has an upper periphery, an opposing lower periphery and a central portion between the upper periphery and the lower periphery. The first auxiliary panel is connected to the shared panel at least along its upper periphery and along its central portion to define a first inflatable chamber configured for inflation to at least partially provide a first coverage area. The second auxiliary panel is connected to the shared panel at least along its lower periphery and along one of its central portion or its upper periphery to define a second inflatable chamber configured for inflation to at least partially provide a second coverage area.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A curtain airbag for providing multiple coverage areas over a window opening, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle, comprising:
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a body structure defining a window opening; a curtain airbag for providing multiple coverage areas over the window opening, the curtain airbag having; 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 or the upper periphery of the shared panel to define a second inflatable chamber configured for inflation to at least partially provide a second coverage area; and a system for deploying the curtain airbag, the system configured to separately inflate the first inflatable chamber and the second inflatable chamber by identifying a first event for the vehicle and inflating the first inflatable chamber based on the identified first event, and identifying a second event for the vehicle and inflating the second inflatable chamber based on the identified second event. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A curtain airbag for providing multiple coverage areas over a window opening, comprising:
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a shared panel; a first auxiliary panel connected to the shared panel and cooperating with the shared panel to define a wall of a first inflatable chamber; and a second auxiliary panel connected to the shared panel and cooperating with the shared panel to define a wall of a second inflatable chamber, wherein the shared panel contacts inflation gas in the first inflatable chamber when the first inflatable chamber is inflated; and the shared panel contacts inflation gas in the second inflatable chamber when the second inflatable chamber is inflated, with respective inflatable chambers being fluidly isolated from one another and defining respective inflation apertures for receiving inflation gas from different sources. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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