Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

Eyad Nayef

Kurt F Fischer

Douglas M Gould

Angelo J Adler

Alberto Rodriguez

Heather R Kramer

Amit Sharma

Ali Emambakhsh

Yin Liang

Liang Yin

An apparatus () helps to protect an occupant () of a vehicle () that has a side structure () and a roof (). The apparatus () includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device () that has a stored condition for being positioned along the vehicle roof (). The protection device () is inflatable away from the vehicle roof () to a deployed condition positioned between the side structure () and a vehicle occupant (). The protection device () includes an upper edge portion () for being connected to the vehicle along the vehicle roof (). A lower edge portion () of the protection device () is folded over onto itself at least once in the stored condition. The protection device (), when in the stored condition, has a rolled-up configuration such that the folded over lower edge portion () occupies a central space () bounded by the rolled-up portion () of the protection device.

Inflatable curtain and method for placing an inflatable curtain in a stored condition

An apparatus () includes an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device () that includes a first panel () with at least one first vent opening (). A second panel () secured to the first panel () includes a base portion () and a door portion (). The base portion () includes at least one second vent opening () and is folded to position the door portion () between the first panel () and the base portion (). The door portion () has an open condition positioned away from the vent openings () permitting inflation fluid to vent through the vent openings. The door portion () has a closed condition positioned between the first and second vent openings () blocking inflation fluid from venting through the first and second vent openings. The door portion () is movable to the closed condition when the protection device () deploys. The door portion () has a generally triangular configuration with a base merging with the base portion () of the door panel () and first and second edge portions () that extend away from the base and converge at a terminal end () of the door portion.

Air bag with adaptive venting

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Eyad Nayef