AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES WITH ADAPTIVE VENTING

A front airbag assembly deployable from a steering wheel or instrument panel of a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes an airbag cushion and an outer panel that is coupled to the airbag cushion to form a channel. The venting capacity of some airbag assemblies can be modulated without input from an...

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Hauptverfasser: WILLIAMS, Jeffrey D, JAMISON, Patrick, POTTER, Kent, NELSON, Ryan D
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A front airbag assembly deployable from a steering wheel or instrument panel of a vehicle. The airbag assembly includes an airbag cushion and an outer panel that is coupled to the airbag cushion to form a channel. The venting capacity of some airbag assemblies can be modulated without input from an electrical sensor. In some circumstances, the venting capacity of the airbag assembly can vary based on whether and where a vehicle occupant strikes the outer panel of the airbag assembly.