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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Angelo J. Adler, Shelby Township, MI (US);
TRW VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS INC., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag configured to be mounted to a seat back of a vehicle seat. The airbag is inflatable between the seat back and an adjacent side structure of the vehicle to one of a first deployed condition in which the airbag is configured for a non-reclined condition of the vehicle seat, and a second deployed condition in which the airbag is configured for a reclined condition of the vehicle seat. The airbag is configured to deploy to the first deployed condition in response to determining a non-reclined condition of the vehicle seat and to the second deployed condition in response to determining a reclined condition of the vehicle seat.