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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Ryan D. Nelson, Bear River City, UT (US);
Jeffrey D. Williams, Roy, UT (US);
Patrick Jamison, North Ogden, UT (US);
Kent Potter, Brigham City, UT (US);
AUTOLIV ASP, INC., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
Airbag assemblies and active vents for airbag assemblies are disclosed. An airbag assembly may include an airbag cushion, an active vent having an aperture and a patch configured to plug the aperture, a depth-delimiting tether, a cross tether, and a control tether. The control tether may be coupled to the patch and the depth-delimiting tether. The depth-delimiting tether and the control tether may be drawn taut as the airbag cushion expands during deployment to draw the patch toward the aperture from a first position that allows unobstructed venting to a second position that obstructs venting through the aperture. The depth-delimiting tether and the control tether can be in or transition to a slack state due to occupant impact with the airbag cushion. These tethers may also be in a slack state during the early stage of deployment.