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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
Charles Paul Dinsdale, Farr West, UT (US);
Roger Rickenbach, Farr West, UT (US);
Tyler Christiansen, Orem, UT (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/21 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/23138 (2013.01); B60R 21/235 (2013.01); B60R 21/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inflatable curtain airbag system can include a first inflatable curtain airbag, a second inflatable curtain airbag, and a reinforced region. In some arrangements, the reinforced region may include a region where a portion of the first inflatable curtain airbag overlaps a portion of the second inflatable curtain airbag. In other arrangements, the reinforced region may include a region where either or both of the first and second inflatable curtain airbags comprise a localized region of increased stiffness.