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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
David W. Schneider, Waterford, MI (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
An occupant restraint system for a seat of a vehicle includes an airbag and an external tensioning member. The airbag is deployable from the seat and includes at least one cushion vent hole for venting inflation gases from the airbag. The tensioning member is attachable to the seat and includes at least a first webbing elongated between a first end and a second end. The first webbing including at least one webbing hole such that each cushion vent hole of the at least one cushion vent hole has a corresponding webbing hole from the at least one webbing hole. A releasable connection releasably connects the first webbing and the airbag to normally maintain alignment between each cushion vent hole and the corresponding webbing hole in response to a predetermined tension in the tensioning member to misalign each cushion vent hole with the corresponding webbing hole.