Passenger airbag with secondary chamber
US-2015258958-A1 · Sep 17, 2015 · US
Shape adaptive passenger airbag
US9399441B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9399441-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414224573-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Publication date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2016 |
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A vehicle airbag system comprising an airbag. The airbag may include at least one tether attached to first and second walls of the airbag, wherein each tether includes a tear seam configured to detach when the airbag is inflated with a pressure higher than a predetermined pressure. The airbag may include at least a first tether and a second tether, each tether attached to first and second walls of the airbag, wherein the first tether includes a tear seam configured to detach when the airbag is inflated with a pressure higher than a predetermined pressure. The system may further comprise a controller that may be used for determining whether to inflate an airbag with one of a high pressure and a low pressure depending on whether a detected impact is oblique.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle airbag system, comprising: an airbag that includes at least one tether attached to first and second walls of the airbag, wherein each tether includes a tear seam detachable when the airbag is inflated with a pressure higher than a predetermined pressure; and an airbag controller that is configured to determine whether an impact is one of an oblique impact and a non-oblique impact, and to determine a pressure for inflating the airbag based o…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9399441B2 cover?
- A vehicle airbag system comprising an airbag. The airbag may include at least one tether attached to first and second walls of the airbag, wherein each tether includes a tear seam configured to detach when the airbag is inflated with a pressure higher than a predetermined pressure. The airbag may include at least a first tether and a second tether, each tether attached to first and second walls…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ford Global Tech Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60R21/2338. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jul 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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