Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

Trw Automotive U.S. LLC

Arnold M Stephens

David G Magoteaux

Wael S Elqadah

Robert R Debbs

Frank Paul Leonelli, Jr

An apparatus () for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (). An inflator () provides inflation fluid for inflating the protection device (). A vent member () includes at least one vent opening () for venting the inflation fluid. A vent cover () has a closed condition for blocking fluid flow through the at least one vent opening () and an open condition for permitting fluid flow through the at least one vent opening. The vent cover () includes a side wall () that has at least one portion () that projects from the side wall into the vent member () to help maintain the vent cover in the closed condition.

Air bag module with vent cover

An apparatus () includes an inflatable device () for helping to protect a vehicle occupant, and an inflator () with inflation fluid outlets (). A vent member () connected with the inflator () has a vent wall () having at least one vent opening (). A vent cover () includes an outer wall () having first and second end portions (and). The vent cover () has a closed condition clamped on the vent wall () and covering the vent opening (), and an open condition enabling fluid flow through the vent opening. An actuatable device () has an unactuated condition connecting the first and second end portions (and) to maintain the vent cover in the closed condition, and an actuated condition releasing the end portions to release the vent cover to the open condition to vent inflation fluid from the apparatus ().

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Imlay, MI, United States of America

Arnold M Stephens