Curtain airbag system and guide mechanism thereof

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2007-05-22

2007-05-22

Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S743200

Reexamination Certificate

active

10716487

ABSTRACT:
A guide mechanism for a curtain airbag for guiding a longitudinal end of the curtain airbag, the curtain airbag configured to be able to deploy downward along a side of an interior of a vehicle, includes: a guide member for the curtain airbag, configured to be vertically mounted to a pillar of the vehicle and configured to guide the airbag over a length of the guide member; and a pillar garnish configured to be mounted to the pillar and to cover the guide member, where the guide member and pillar garnish are configured to be mounted to the pillar so that a shortest distance between the guide member along the length and an interior surface of the pillar is less than or equal to a shortest distance between a side of the pillar garnish and the interior surface of the pillar.

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