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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Calum Beattie, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Heather Mallinger, Washington, MI (US);
Mary Raska, Romeo, MI (US);
Soonsik Kim, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Key Safety Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2395 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23382 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air bag having a tri-state vent, in an initial state the vent is configured to be closed, the vent in a medial state configured to be at least partially open or fully open as the air bag is starting to inflate permitting some inflator gas to exit through the vent and the vent in a final state configured to be at least partially closed or fully closed as the air bag continues to inflate.