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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
Xiaohong Wang, Farmington, UT (US);
Hiroki Sasakura, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/213 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/232 (2011.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 21/213 (2013.01); B60R 21/232 (2013.01); B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 2021/161 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag assembly for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable airbag, a tether, and at least one guide member. The tether controls deployment of the inflatable airbag. The tether has a fixed length between a first end and a second end. The at least one guide member slidably receives the tether such that the tether has a first adjustable length portion between the first end and the at least one guide member and the tether has a second adjustable length portion between the second end and the at least one guide member.