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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2001
Ali Emam Bakhsh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Russell E. Stein, Leonard, MI (US);
Ayad G. Nayef, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus ( ) includes an inflatable protection device ( ) that inflates away from a vehicle roof ( ) into a position between the side structure ( ) of the vehicle ( ) and a vehicle occupant. The protection device ( ) comprises inflatable front and rear portions ( and ) partially separated by a slit ( ). An inflation fluid source ( ) provides inflation fluid for inflating the protection device ( ). A slider assembly ( ) is connected to the side structure ( ). A flexible elongated member ( ) has a first end ( ) connected to the front portion ( ) at a first location ( ) and an opposite second end ( ) connected to the slider assembly ( ). The slit ( ) is positioned between the first location ( ) and the slider assembly ( ) when the protection device ( ) is inflated. The flexible elongated member ( ) extends across the slit ( ) when the protection device ( ) is inflated.