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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Vivekananda S. Maripudi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tom Lipscomb, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Vivekananda S. Maripudi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tom Lipscomb, Macomb Township, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A three-panel, passenger-side airbag includes main, right, and left panels, and a diffuser provided adjacent a rear side of the main panel. The main panel includes a front impact said and a rear inflation side. The front impact side is formed of upper and lower portions. When the airbag is inflated, the upper portion is configured to be directed toward the upper torso of a passenger and the lower portion in configured to be directed toward the passenger's lower torso, groin, and legs. The diffuser is configured to direct inflation gas toward the lower portion so that the lower portion inflates faster than the upper portion.