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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
John V. Keane, Auurn Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ; B60R 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/120 ; B60R 2/122 ;
Abstract
A side air bag system including inflatable curtain, a deployment member for moving the curtain into an extended position and a carrier module. The carrier module includes a carrier structure and an energy-absorbing member. The curtain and deployment member are assembled to the carrier structure, which permits the side air bag system to be efficiently installed into a vehicle. The energy-absorbing member is coupled to one side of the carrier structure and absorbs energy from an impact between a vehicle occupant and the carrier structure.