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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Joshua L. Moberg, Milan, MI (US);
John J. Lavoie-Mayer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John A. Scheick, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A button bridge system can include a curtain side airbag and a button bridge attached to the curtain side airbag. The button bridge can be attached to the curtain side airbag at various portions of the curtain side airbag such that a lower portion of curtain side airbag can be folded to a predetermined fold length. The lower portion of curtain side airbag and a corresponding portion of the button bridge can be stored in a storage position such that the button bridge is pulled taut when the curtain side airbag is deployed.