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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2003
Ali Emam Bakhsh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ayad Nayef, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chang H. Lee, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ali Emam Bakhsh, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ayad Nayef, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chang H. Lee, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
Apparatus () for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle () includes an inflatable windshield curtain (). The windshield curtain () is inflatable away from a roof () of the vehicle to a position between a windshield () of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant. The windshield curtain () includes an inflatable upper portion () and an inflatable lower portion (). The upper portion () is inflatable between the roof () and an instrument panel () of the vehicle () and between the windshield () and a vehicle occupant. The lower portion () is bifurcated and includes a first chamber () inflatable against a surface () of the instrument panel () presented generally toward the vehicle occupant. The lower portion () also includes a second chamber () inflatable against the windshield () and a surface () of the instrument panel () adjacent the windshield.