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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Schneider, Waterford, MI (US);
Steven R. Fredin, Djursholm, SE;
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/122 ;
Abstract
A pillar-mounted airbag module is disclosed. The frontal airbag module of the invention includes an airbag cushion configured to be deployed from a pillar of a vehicle and an airbag inflator coupled to the airbag cushion, the airbag inflator being suitable for attachment to a pillar of a vehicle. The frontal airbag module of the invention is configured to deploy the airbag cushion laterally along a windshield of the vehicle and then to subsequently inflate the airbag cushion toward the vehicle occupant.