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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
Kent Potter, Brigham City, UT (US);
Jeffrey D. Williams, Roy, UT (US);
Patrick Jamison, North Ogden, UT (US);
Ryan D. Nelson, Bear River City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/239 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2395 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front airbag assembly deployable from a steering wheel or instrument panel of a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes an airbag cushion and an outer panel that is coupled to the airbag cushion to form a channel. The venting capacity of some airbag assemblies can be modulated without input from an electrical sensor. In some circumstances, the venting capacity of the airbag assembly can vary based on whether and where a vehicle occupant strikes the outer panel of the airbag assembly.