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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2018
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Derek John Wiscombe, Morgan, UT (US);
Don Larry Parker, Syracuse, UT (US);
Terry Alan Wheelwright, Morgan, UT (US);
Andrew Lawrence Holliday, Pleasant View, UT (US);
Charles Paul Dinsdale, Farr West, UT (US);
Bryant S. Whitcomb, Dublin, OH (US);
Craig Allen Markusic, Marysville, OH (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A side inflatable airbag assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. Inflatable airbag assemblies may provide protection for an occupant in a vehicle collision event. In a side collision event, or other event producing lateral movement of the occupant relative to the vehicle, the disclosed inflatable airbag assembly may receive and support the occupant during ride down so as to prevent or minimize injury resulting from impact with a vehicle door, sidewall, center console, or other vehicle structure disposed lateral to the vehicle seating position. The disclosed airbag may differentially support the occupant buy providing varied degrees of support for the shoulder and pelvis, and the torso, which may be particularly beneficial to an elderly occupant whose bones may be more susceptible to some injury types and modes as a result of age-incident health issues.