Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Autoliv Asp, Incorporated

Joseph Massa

Bruce Andrew Kalandek

Calum Beattie

Mutaz A Shkoukani

Martin Specht

David R Arnold

Matthias Volkmann

Dana Joseph Wold

Roland Furtado

Roy P Deutschmann

Heather Mallinger

Kenneth Douglas Moniaci

Matthew Robert Reschke

Daniel Bujaidar

Mike Stojanovski

Alberto Rodrigues

An inflatable curtain device for protecting occupants in a motor vehicle includes an inflatable curtain adapted to be folded or rolled in an undeployed condition and inflated in a deployed condition, and the inflatable curtain is formed from at least a first and a second fabric layer. The inflatable curtain device further includes at least one portion of one of the first and second fabric layers having a permanent magnet region, which is magnetically attracted to at least one of a second region of the vehicle or a second region of one of the first and second fabric layers thereby provides a retention of the inflatable curtain in a folded or rolled configuration in an installation position with the vehicle and retains the inflatable curtain in the rolled or folded configuration.

Inflatable curtain airbag

A curtain airbag (A-F) for a vehicle () has an inflatable cushion. The cushion (A-F) has one or more side inflatable portions extending along one side of the interior of the vehicle () adjacent the interior door or doors on the one side and an inflatable frontal portion () projecting inwardly directionally toward the interior of the vehicle positioned in front of a seated occupant () and between the occupant () and an instrument panel or dash of the vehicle. Preferably, the inflatable frontal portion () is positioned between the occupant () and the steering wheel () wherein the frontal portion () laterally juts into the passenger compartment forming an inflatable barrier between a front pillar () of the vehicle () and the occupant ().

Curtain airbag with offset countermeasure

A ramp deflector mechanism () for attachment to a vehicle frame () has a metal housing () having a first wall or plate (), a second wall or plate (), a hinge () and an articulated third wall or plate (); an inflatable member () situated in the housing (); an inflator () operatively connected between the first wall or plate () and the inflatable member (); and wherein the inflation of the inflation member () causes the articulated wall () to rotate outwardly to absorb crash energy and slow down the accident.

Offset impact countermeasures

An airbag module () has a housing (), an airbag (), an inflator () and a deflector mechanism () which provides a barrier or guide and a reaction hoodor surface to modify the trajectory of the airbag on inflation to inflate at a lower trajectory. The deflector mechanism () has a tensioning member ().

Airbag module with external deflector

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Joseph Massa