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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Trw Vehicle Safety Systems Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Diane M. Schwark, Lenox, MI (US);
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc., Washington, MI (US);
Abstract
An air bag module includes an inflatable air bag, an inflator for inflating the air bag, a housing for supporting the air bag and inflator, and a cover for enclosing the air bag in the housing. The cover includes a fabric panel and a steering panel. The fabric panel has a main portion that at least partially envelops the air bag in a deflated and stowed condition and includes a tear seam that is rupturable upon inflation of the air bag to permit the air to deploy from the housing. The steering panel is for directing the air bag to deploy from the housing along a predetermined trajectory. The steering panel includes a panel of reinforcing material that overlies a portion of the fabric panel and is connected to the fabric panel. In a closed condition of the cover, the steering panel is fastened to the housing.