Bumper assembly including airbag
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1. A bumper assembly for a vehicle, the bumper assembly comprising:
- a bumper beam;
an energy absorbing member adjacent the bumper beam; and
an airbag module including a controlled output inflator supported by the bumper beam in a cavity of the bumper beam and an airbag coupled to the controlled output inflator and disposed between the bumper beam and the energy absorbing member;
the bumper beam being disposed between the inflator and the energy absorbing member.
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Abstract
A bumper assembly for a vehicle includes a bumper beam and an energy absorbing member adjacent the bumper beam. An airbag module includes an inflator coupled to the bumper beam and an airbag coupled to the inflator. The airbag is disposed between the bumper beam and the energy absorbing member. The airbag is deployed during an impact between the vehicle and an object to modify the stiffness of the bumper assembly during the impact.
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1. A bumper assembly for a vehicle, the bumper assembly comprising:
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a bumper beam; an energy absorbing member adjacent the bumper beam; and an airbag module including a controlled output inflator supported by the bumper beam in a cavity of the bumper beam and an airbag coupled to the controlled output inflator and disposed between the bumper beam and the energy absorbing member; the bumper beam being disposed between the inflator and the energy absorbing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A bumper assembly for a vehicle, the bumper assembly comprising:
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a bumper beam; an energy absorbing member adjacent the bumper beam; and an airbag module including an inflator supported by the bumper beam in a cavity of the bumper beam and an airbag coupled to the inflator, the bumper beam being disposed between the inflator and the energy absorbing member and the airbag being disposed between the bumper beam and the energy absorbing member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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