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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
James P. Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Barney J. Bauer, Rochester, MI (US);
James P. Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Barney J. Bauer, Rochester, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag module includes a housing having at least one aperture for releasing gas from an interior of the housing during inflation of an airbag. The airbag module also includes a member configured for movement between a first position in which the member impedes the flow of gas through the at least one aperture and a second position in which the member does not impede the flow of gas through the at least one aperture. A pyrotechnic device is attached to the member for directing a burst of gas toward a fixed surface to cause the member and the pyrotechnic device to move between the first position and the second position.