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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Jeffery Dix, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a driver airbag and a curtain airbag. The driver airbag has a primary driver airbag portion that defines an occupant-facing surface and a secondary driver airbag portion that, when inflated, extends outward from the occupant-facing surface of the primary driver airbag portion. The curtain airbag has a primary curtain portion that defines an occupant-facing surface and a secondary curtain portion that, when inflated, extends outward from the occupant-facing surface of the primary curtain portion, wherein the secondary driver airbag portion and the secondary curtain portion are positioned with respect to one another such that, when inflated, the secondary driver airbag portion and the secondary curtain portion are engageable with each other.