Offset inflatable restraint system

Details Offset inflatable restraint system Offset inflatable restraint system

1993-11-01

1995-01-10

Culbreth, Eric D.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

280743A, B60R 2122

Patent

active

053800389

ABSTRACT:
According to the invention, a vehicle body has a passenger seating position and an inflatable restraint system for restraining a passenger. The inflatable restraint system includes an inflatable restraint module mounted to the vehicle body. The module includes a module opening through which an inflatable restraint cushion is deployed. The module includes an inflator for discharging gas out through the module opening to inflate the cushion. The cushion includes a forward wall and a rearward wall. The longitudinal centerline of the module opening is offset in a lateral offset direction, such as inboard or outboard, from the longitudinal centerline of the passenger seating position so that initial cushion inflation occurs offset of the centerline of the passenger seating position. A first tether device extends diagonally from the forward wall towards the lateral offset direction to the rearward wall. The first tether device provides a lateral force to laterally steer further cushion inflation in the direction opposite the lateral offset direction and in front of the passenger.

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patent: 4830401 (1989-05-01), Honda
patent: 5090729 (1992-02-01), Watanabe
patent: 5129675 (1992-07-01), Wang
patent: 5275435 (1994-01-01), Fischer

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