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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2014
Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Kurt F. Fischer, Leonard, MI (US);
Yohann Le Norcy, Valladolid, ES;
Oscar Ugarte, Valladolid, ES;
Douglas Gould, Lake Orion, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () including a protection device () has a front panel () presented towards an occupant () and is inflatable between a vehicle surface () and the occupant (). A vent () releases inflation fluid from the protection device (). The vent () has an actuated condition and a non-actuated condition prior to deployment of the protection device (). A vent tether () has a first end secured to the vent () end a second end having a releasable connection () with the protection device (). A trigger tether () has a first end connected to the front panel () and a second end connected to the protection device () at the releasable connection (). The trigger tether () Is slackened when the protection device () deploys less than a predetermined degree such that the releasable connection () remains intact to allow the vent tether () to place the vent () in the actuated condition. Deployment of the protection device () to the predetermined degree tensioning the trigger tether () to release the releasable connection () such that the vent () remains in the non-actuated condition.