Airbag with a strategically placed recess

Details Airbag with a strategically placed recess Airbag with a strategically placed recess

2006-11-07

2006-11-07

Fleming, Faye M. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

Reexamination Certificate

active

07131664

ABSTRACT:
An airbag (10) has an inflatable chamber (301) defined by a main front panel (12) and a pair of side panels (24), (26). The airbag (10) has a vertically oriented recessed portion (20) on the main panel (12) located on a lower portion of an airbag (10), preferably vertically at or below a gas inlet passageway (30). The recessed portion (20) divides the airbag (10) into two lower lobe portions (40, 42) on each side of the recessed portion (20). Upon inflation an internal tether (50) is attached to the recessed portion (20) and is anchored at or adjacent to the gas inlet passageway (30) thereby limiting forward movement of the recessed portion (20) upon inflation. The airbag (10) is useful as a frontal airbag, particularly a passenger frontal airbag.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3879057 (1975-04-01), Kawashima et al.
patent: 5213361 (1993-05-01), Satoh et al.
patent: 5997037 (1999-12-01), Hill et al.
patent: 6616184 (2003-09-01), Fischer
patent: 2003/0218325 (2003-11-01), Hasebe et al.
patent: 2004/0155439 (2004-08-01), Hasebe et al.
patent: 2004/0232681 (2004-11-01), Adomeit
patent: 2005/0110249 (2005-05-01), Hasebe et al.
patent: 2005/0161918 (2005-07-01), Bito
patent: 2005/0212275 (2005-09-01), Hasebe
patent: 2006/0028009 (2006-02-01), Hasebe et al.
patent: 2006/0043707 (2006-03-01), Hasebe et al.
patent: 2006/0066089 (2006-03-01), Hasabe et al.
patent: 2006/0186656 (2006-08-01), Kumagai
patent: 04292239 (1991-10-01), None
patent: 10071911 (1998-03-01), None
patent: 11005505 (1999-01-01), None
patent: 11321506 (1999-11-01), None
patent: 2001233157 (2001-08-01), None
patent: 2005088686 (2005-04-01), None
patent: 2005162195 (2005-06-01), None
patent: 2005247118 (2005-09-01), None
patent: 2005280470 (2005-10-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Airbag with a strategically placed recess does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Airbag with a strategically placed recess, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Airbag with a strategically placed recess will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3643700