Vehicle occupant protection device

Details Vehicle occupant protection device Vehicle occupant protection device

2005-09-20

2008-08-05

Ellis, Christopher (Department: 3618)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S728100, C280S728200, C280S728300, C280S730100, C280S743100, C280S749000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07407182

ABSTRACT:
An occupant protection device for a vehicle having several longitudinal rows of seats in a passenger compartment. The occupant protection device includes an inflator for generating gas and a longitudinally elongated roof side airbag mounted to a roof side rail. The roof side airbag includes a plurality of bag portions to inflate in positions corresponding to the rows of seats, respectively. Gas generated from the inflator flows through gas inlets disposed in a substantially middle portion of the roof side airbag into the bag portions generally uniformly, and the roof side airbag inflates along the inside of side glasses of the vehicle.

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