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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Chandrakanth Siddharthan, Troy, MI (US);
Conrad C. Dumbrique, Lake Orion, MI (US);
James T. Hoskyns, Lake Orion, MI (US);
AUTOLIV ASP, INC., Ogden, UT (US);
Abstract
Airbag systems comprising at least one energy-absorbing component configured to absorb energy generated during the deployment of an airbag cushion. In some embodiments, a system may include a steering wheel assembly and an airbag assembly. The airbag assembly may comprise a housing configured to couple to the steering wheel assembly, an inflator coupled to the housing, and an airbag cushion coupled with the inflator. A first gap may be disposed between the inflator and at least one energy-absorbing component. A force from a deployment of the airbag cushion may cause the first gap to close and may result in contact between the inflator and at least one energy-absorbing component. The contact between the inflator and one or more of the energy-absorbing components transfers energy from the deployment of the airbag to one or more of the energy-absorbing components.