Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.

Alexandra E Smith

Kurt F Fischer

Douglas M Gould

Angelo J Adler

Werner Freisler

Daniel R Sutherland

Hylus Ranjit Raj Jayakar

Tobias Klenk

Emiliano Core Almarza

Luis Felipe Blanca Téllez

Andrea Rabito

Antonio Zocco

An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle in the event of a far-side collision in which the vehicle is impacted on a side opposite the seat in which the occupant is seated includes a curtain airbag configured to inflate and deploy from a roof of the vehicle in response to a far-side collision. The curtain airbag has an inflated and deployed condition in which the curtain airbag is positioned inboard of the vehicle occupant.

Curtain airbag for far-side impacts

A restraint system for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle having a roof and a cabin with a seat for the occupant includes an airbag. The airbag has a stored condition within the vehicle seat and is inflatable to deploy laterally in the cabin to a deployed condition in front of the occupant. The airbag is configured to utilize the vehicle seat as a reaction surface for restraining the movement of the airbag in response to occupant penetration into the airbag.

Seat-mounted occupant restraint system

A vehicle safety system for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle seat includes a seatbelt extensible around the occupant to help restrain the occupant in the vehicle seat. The seatbelt includes a lap belt configured to extend across the occupant at the hips. An airbag is secured to the lap belt and configured to inflate and deploy upward from the lap belt to a deployed position in front of the occupant. The system is configured to adjust the deployed position of the airbag in response to the position of the occupant.

Seatbelt airbag

A restraint system () for helping to protect an occupant () of a vehicle () having a roof () and a cabin () with a seat () for the occupant () includes an airbag () having a stored condition within the roof () and being inflatable to a deployed condition extending into the cabin () aligned with the seat (). A tether () includes a first end () connected to the airbag () and a second end () connected to the vehicle (). Tear stitching () interconnects overlying portions () of the tether (). The tear stitching () is rupturable in response to occupant () penetration into the deployed airbag () to permit the interconnected overlying portions () to move relative to one another such that the tether () lengthens.

Roof-mounted occupant restraint system

A restraint system () for helping to protect an occupant () of a vehicle () having a seat () for the occupant () includes a primary airbag () having a stored condition within a roof () and being inflatable to a deployed condition aligned with the seat (). A support airbag () has a stored condition within the roof () and is inflatable to a deployed condition engaging the primary airbag ().

A restraint system () for helping to protect an occupant () of a vehicle () having a roof () and a cabin () including a seat () for the occupant () has an airbag (). The airbag () has a stored condition within the roof () and is inflatable to a deployed condition extending into the cabin () and aligned with the seat (). The airbag () includes a first portion () defining a first chamber () and a second portion () defining a second chamber (). The first portion () is connected to the vehicle () and includes a vent (). The first portion (), in response to occupant () penetration with the second portion (), vents inflation fluid from the vent () and elongates to enable folding of the airbag () away from the occupant ().

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Richmond, MI, United States of America

Alexandra E Smith