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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2009
Paul Mariaantonius Slaats, Berkley, MI (US);
Jim Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Pongdet Paul Wipasuramonton, Rochester, MI (US);
Moe Boumarafi, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Paul MariaAntonius Slaats, Berkley, MI (US);
Jim Karlow, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Pongdet Paul Wipasuramonton, Rochester, MI (US);
Moe Boumarafi, Oakland Township, MI (US);
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag system for a vehicle includes an inflatable rear curtain airbag configured to deploy adjacent a rear window positioned between rear pillars in the vehicle, a housing for the rear curtain airbag, and an inflator to inflate the rear curtain airbag. The housing, rear curtain airbag, and inflator are mounted to a roof of the vehicle. The rear curtain airbag is configured to deploy to prevent ejection of an occupant out of the rear window and to prevent objects intruding through the rear window from contacting an occupant.