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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Carlington G. Demetrius, Dublin, OH (US);
Benjamin M. Oros, Dublin, OH (US);
Yuichiro Umeda, Novi, MI (US);
Akira Miyazaki, Birmingham, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system including an airbag assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The airbag assembly includes a housing supporting the airbag, an inflation device ('inflator') in fluid communication with the airbag for inflating the airbag from an uninflated position to an inflated position, a tether fixed to the airbag that helps control the deployment and inflation of the airbag, and a tether lid configured to open in order to release the tether during deployment. The tether lid is installed in a pillar garnish of the vehicle, and is opened in response to the force of the tether as it is pulled by the deploying airbag.