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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Lee Osterfeld, Waterford, MI (US);
Richard Andrew Wiik, Fort Gratiot, MI (US);
Assignee:
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/262 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/262 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airbag module includes an inflatable cushion, an inflator configured to provide inflation gas for inflating the cushion, and a diffuser for directing the inflation gas from the inflator into the airbag. The diffuser is tubular and includes a first opening at one end for connecting to the inflator. The diffuser includes second and third openings located at the other end of the diffuser so that inflation gas is distributed into the inflatable cushion in two different directions.