US 9,043,093 B2
Single side curtain airbag for vehiclesGeneral
US 9,043,093 B2
Single side curtain airbag for vehicles
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Redhwan K Mawari
Art Unit:
3664 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
Inventors:
David S. Breed
Assignee:
Priority:
12/12/95
Filed:
10/31/07
Granted:
05/26/15
Expiration:
07/03/23
Abstract
Airbag inflator system includes an inflatable airbag, e.g., a side curtain airbag, a housing, a gas generating system arranged apart from the housing for generating gas, and a conduit leading from the gas generating system to the housing to provide gas to the housing, e.g., to a lateral end of the housing. A filter may be arranged between the gas generating system and the housing, possibly in the conduit. A nozzle may be arranged between the gas generating system and an interior of the airbag, which nozzle is varied as a function of temperature. The housing may be movably arranged relative to a fixed base and mounted to vary its relation to the base as a function of temperature, e.g., via elastic or deformable supports which support the housing on the base.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
B60B60R2021/23308B60R