Driver side aspirated airbags

Details Driver side aspirated airbags Driver side aspirated airbags

2007-10-30

2010-06-29

Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S728200, C280S738000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07744122

ABSTRACT:
Airbag module mounted in connection with a steering wheel includes an inflator for generating gas and arranged on the steering wheel assembly, a conduit between the inflator and the interior of the airbag, and an aspirating structure arranged in connection with the conduit for enabling air from a passenger compartment to flow into the conduit and thus into the interior of the airbag. The airbag may be housed in a housing in a middle of the steering wheel. The aspirating structure may include one or more nozzles and/or one or more valves to allow for air flow from the passenger compartment into the conduit and prevent reverse flow. The inflator may include propellant distributed around an outer wall of the inflator.

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