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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 03, 2022
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Anthony Young, Brigham City, UT (US);
Xiahong Wang, Farmington, UT (US);
Devin Steve Silverwood, Clinton, UT (US);
HongSeok Kim, North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
Airbag cushions and related assemblies comprising improved internal tethers for reshaping deployment. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise an inflatable cushion and an internal tether comprising an elongated axis positioned within the inflatable cushion, wherein the internal tether comprises a first concave portion attached to a first internal surface of the inflatable cushion and a second concave portion attached to a second internal surface of the inflatable cushion. The first concave portion and the second concave portion may be configured to redirect inflation of the inflatable cushion to form, upon deployment, two enlarged deployment regions and a reduced deployment region between the two enlarged deployment regions.