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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Nio Nextev Limited, Central OT, HK;
Heng Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Rupp, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher J. Eckert, San Jose, CA (US);
Yih-Charng Deng, San Jose, CA (US);
NIO NEXTEV LIMITED, Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
A system and method of inflating an airbag and trajectory control tube are disclosed. The system and method include detecting application of a force at at least one of a plurality of sensors, initiating an inflation system to cause inflation of the airbag and the trajectory control tube responsive to the detecting, inflating the trajectory control tube based on the initiating, inflating the airbag, and breaching the airbag and the trajectory control tube compartment. The system and method include guiding the airbag deployment trajectory via the trajectory control tube guides the airbag deployment trajectory. The system and method include the guiding occurs as the airbag begins to inflate, as the airbag inflates, after the airbag has inflated or before the airbag inflates.