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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Nora Arellano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Nora Arellano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airbag is provided that includes one or more rigid regions within a restraint zone that has an elasticity lower than neighboring regions of the airbag. The rigid regions serve to contact the head of an occupant and provide directional support and guidance for the position of an airbag upon deployment or contact with an occupant.