Side impact head air bag module

Details Side impact head air bag module Side impact head air bag module

1995-05-15

1996-04-09

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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280741, B60R 2122

Patent

active

055054870

ABSTRACT:
A side impact head air bag module (10) is mounted in a headrest (18) of a vehicle seat (12). The module (10) includes an inflator (32) mounted in a housing (34) fixed in the headrest (18). A mouth portion (250) of the air bag (30) is secured to the housing (34). A body portion (280) of the air bag (30) is folded and stored in a chute (36). The chute (36) is supported for sliding movement in a direction away from the inflator (32). Upon actuation of the inflator (32), the chute (24) and the body portion (280) of the air bag (30) move sideways in a first direction (220) out of the headrest (18) and away from the inflator (32). The body portion (280) of the air bag (30) then inflates forward in a second direction (300) to protect an occupant of the seat (12).

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Advertisement brochure from PARS GmbH regarding "Seat Integrated Airbag for Side Impact Protection", PARS07.doc, Sep., 1993.
Advertisement from Johnson Controls, Inc., regarding "Structural Seat with Integrated Air Bag", Automotive Engineering, p. 27, May., 1994.

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