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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian Ford, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/130 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/130 ;
Abstract
An airbag module comprises an airbag inflatable through an opening in the airbag. An airbag inflator provides an inflation gas into the opening in the airbag. A flap has a first position permitting gas to flow to the opening in the airbag and a second position deflecting inflation gas away fro the opening in the airbag. A propellant discharges into a discharge space moving the flap between the first position to the second position. A hood at least partially covers the discharge space.