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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Robert A. Parks, Berkley, MI (US);
David L. Geyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Peter L. Vigeant, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph Mannino, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Robert A. Parks, Berkley, MI (US);
David L. Geyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Peter L. Vigeant, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph Mannino, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd., Gun Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An example airbag assembly an airbag, a duct having an duct opening for venting gas outside the airbag, and a flap moveable from a first position to a second position. The duct is configured to direct more gas outside the airbag when the flap is in the first position than when the flap is in the second position. A tether is configured to move the flap from the first position to the second position.