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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Paul Mark Marable, Rayleigh, GB;
Timothy Scott, Benfleet, GB;
Allen C. Bosio, Basildon, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An airbag assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed having an airbagthat is inflated by an inflator when the airbagis deployed in accordance with a control signal from an electronic controller. The airbaghas a main chamberand at least one subsidiary chamberfluidly connected to the main chamberby a transfer vent. The main and subsidiary chambersandare vented to atmosphere by respective ventsand the pressure in the subsidiary chamberis arranged to be equal to or lower than the pressure in the main chamber. The subsidiary chamberis produced in a simple manner by forming a depression in the main chamberusing a tetherand covering the depression so formed with a cover