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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Michael Lachat, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Anna Libby, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Howard Lusk, Rochester, MI (US);
Jesse Benny, Bangalore, IN;
Lucette Bond, Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
Michael Lachat, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Anna Libby, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Howard Lusk, Rochester, MI (US);
Jesse Benny, Bangalore, IN;
Lucette Bond, Ogden, UT (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 17/00 (2006.01); B65B 63/04 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A deployment flap can be used with inflatable airbag to reduce the risk of the airbag getting caught between the instrument panel of a vehicle and an out of position occupant. The manner in which the airbag and deployment flap are folded prior to deployment alters their deployment characteristics, such as trajectory.