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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Hylus Ranjit Raj Jayakar, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Kurt F. Fischer, Rochester, MI (US);
ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
A restraint system () for helping to protect an occupant () of a vehicle () having a roof () and a cabin () with a seat () for the occupant () includes an airbag () mounted to the vehicle roof (). The airbag () has a stored condition and is inflatable to a deployed condition. The airbag (), when deployed, extends from an upper end () connected to the vehicle roof () to a lower end () positioned adjacent the occupant (). The airbag () has a U-shaped configuration including a first leg () and a second leg () pivotable relative to the first leg () in response to occupant () penetration into the second leg (). A tether () has first and second ends () each connected to the airbag () for limiting pivotal movement of the second leg () relative to the first leg ().