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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2023
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Spencer William Chavez, Linden, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/215 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 21/215 (2013.01); B60R 21/231 (2013.01); B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23107 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23308 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23324 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag system for a vehicle includes an inflator, and a cushion operably connected to the inflator including a plurality of sealed cushion segments interconnected by a plurality of cushion joints. The activation of the inflator dispenses a flow of inflation gas into the cushion to sequentially inflate the plurality of sealed cushion segments from a stowed state to a deployed state. A passenger compartment of a vehicle includes an instrument panel including at least an upper panel surface and a downward panel surface, and an airbag system located in the instrument panel.