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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2003
Laura A. Hawthorn, Tipp City, OH (US);
Stephanie L. Dunkle, Springboro, OH (US);
Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Vandalia, OH (US);
Laura A. Hawthorn, Tipp City, OH (US);
Stephanie L. Dunkle, Springboro, OH (US);
Ryan T. Pinsenschaum, Vandalia, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag module for restraining an occupant of a vehicle, comprising: a housing; an inflatable cushion being capable of being stored in an un-deployed position in the housing, the inflatable cushion having at least one vent opening disposed on an inboard side and an outboard side of the inflatable cushion, the outboard side being positioned closer to an exterior portion of the vehicle than the inboard side; an inflator for inflating the inflatable cushion, the inflator being in fluid communication with the inflatable cushion; and a biasing device being configured to restrict the deployment of the inflatable cushion in a first direction while allowing for deployment of the inflatable cushion in an inboard direction and an outboard direction, the outboard direction being towards an exterior portion of the vehicle and the inboard direction being opposite to the outboard direction, the biasing device restricts the deployment of the inflatable cushion when a portion of the biasing device makes contact with the occupant of the vehicle.