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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Wael S. Elqadah, Gilbert, AZ (US);
David G. Magoteaux, Mesa, AZ (US);
Frank Paul Leonelli, Jr., Gilbert, AZ (US);
Arnold M. Stephens, Imlay, MI (US);
Robert R. Debbs, Yale, MI (US);
Wael S. Elqadah, Gilbert, AZ (US);
David G. Magoteaux, Mesa, AZ (US);
Frank Paul Leonelli, Jr., Gilbert, AZ (US);
Arnold M. Stephens, Imlay, MI (US);
Robert R. Debbs, Yale, MI (US);
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () includes an inflatable device () for helping to protect a vehicle occupant, and an inflator () with inflation fluid outlets (). A vent member () connected with the inflator () has a vent wall () having at least one vent opening (). A vent cover () includes an outer wall () having first and second end portions (and). The vent cover () has a closed condition clamped on the vent wall () and covering the vent opening (), and an open condition enabling fluid flow through the vent opening. An actuatable device () has an unactuated condition connecting the first and second end portions (and) to maintain the vent cover in the closed condition, and an actuated condition releasing the end portions to release the vent cover to the open condition to vent inflation fluid from the apparatus ().