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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:

Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);

Inventors:

Christina Morris, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Don Paxton, Romeo, MI (US);

Michael Kutchey, Ortonville, MI (US);

Harry Park, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Dion Kruse, Alingsas, SE;

Assignee:

Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/233 (2006.01); B60R 21/203 (2006.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/233 (2013.01); B60R 21/203 (2013.01); B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23308 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23324 (2013.01);
Abstract

An inflatable airbag system can be configured to be mounted to a frontal region of a vehicle. The inflatable airbag system includes an airbag base cushion and one or more pluralities of cushion portions. In response to a collision event, the base cushion and pluralities of cushion portions may transition from a compact state to a deployed and expanded state. The airbag may receive the head of a vehicle occupant. One or more inner cushion portions may deflate as they receive the head of the vehicle occupant. An outer plurality of cushion portions may be configured to maintain a fully expanded state as they receive the head of the vehicle occupant.


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