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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
David Emerling, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An integrated headliner and passive occupant restraint system and a method of manufacturing the integrated headliner and passive occupant restraint system and headliner is provided. The system includes a headliner, an inflatable restraint air curtain and a gas generator. The headliner is mounted inside a vehicle and across the interior roof of the vehicle. The headliner may include a plurality of layers comprised of PET Batt material or the like. The headliner insulates the vehicle from outside sound and outside temperature. The inflatable restraint curtain is disposed within the plurality of headliner layers, the inflatable restraint curtain operative to cushion a vehicle occupant's head and torso during a side impact collision. Furthermore, a gas generator is in fluid communication with the inflatable restraint curtain. The gas generator generates gas in response to the signal generated by the plurality of sensors. The generated gas inflates the curtain causing the curtain to expand and tear the seam between the layers of the headliner and to cover the window of the vehicle.