Autoliv Asp, Incorporated

Don Paxton

Geoffrey A Mills

Brent A Parks

Michael Perry Jordan

Marcus Weber

R Mark Hubbard

Richard Lawrence Matsu

Dion Kruse

Michael B Kutchey

Christina Morris

Harry Park

Brian Seymour

Scott Dershem

Dave Zecchin

An inflatable airbag system can be configured to be mounted to a frontal region of a vehicle. The inflatable airbag system includes an airbag base cushion and one or more pluralities of cushion portions. In response to a collision event, the base cushion and pluralities of cushion portions may transition from a compact state to a deployed and expanded state. The airbag may receive the head of a vehicle occupant. One or more inner cushion portions may deflate as they receive the head of the vehicle occupant. An outer plurality of cushion portions may be configured to maintain a fully expanded state as they receive the head of the vehicle occupant.

Frontal airbag systems for oblique crash protection

A depth to which an inflatable airbag can deploy may varied by internal tethers. If the tethers are coupled to a release assembly, then in an unreleased state, the tethers can limit the depth of airbag deployment; however, if the tethers are released, the airbag can deploy of a full depth.

Pyrotechnic tether release assembly for inflatable airbags

An inflatable airbag cushion assembly with a release device for electronic communication with a sensor in a vehicle. The cushion assumes two different configurations depending on the occupant's position. The configurations are achieved via tethers along with closeable vent(s) to control cushion pressure.

Dual depth airbag with active venting

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