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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Henning Wigger, Detroit, MI (US);
Gerardo Mendez, Rochester, MI (US);
Inventors:
Henning Wigger, Detroit, MI (US);
Gerardo Mendez, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/206 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/237 (2006.01); B60R 21/217 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag module for protecting the knees of an occupant of a vehicle includes an airbag formed by at least one panel of material, an inflator that produces gas that inflates the airbag into a deployed condition, a tether connected to the airbag for restraining upward movement of the airbag when the airbag begins to deploy, and a housing. Prior to deployment, the airbag is compacted in the storage condition. In the storage condition, the airbag includes a rolled portion and a folded portion, where the folded portion includes a half Z-shape fold.