Dynamic airbag venting

An example airbag assembly includes an airbag having an airbag opening and a duct adjacent the airbag opening. A tether is configured to move the duct between a first position and a second position. The duct communicates a first flow from the duct through the airbag opening in the first position. Th...

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Main Authors Parks, Robert A, Geyer, David L, Vigeant, Peter L, Mannino, Joseph
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.11.2011
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Summary:An example airbag assembly includes an airbag having an airbag opening and a duct adjacent the airbag opening. A tether is configured to move the duct between a first position and a second position. The duct communicates a first flow from the duct through the airbag opening in the first position. The duct communicates a second flow from the duct through the airbag opening in the second position. The first flow is greater than the second flow.