DUAL CUSHION AIRBAG WITH INDEPENDENT INFLATION

摘要

An airbag assembly can comprise an inflation assembly to inflate a first airbag and a second airbag to deploy from a housing. The first airbag and the second airbag can receive inflation gas from the inflation assembly and deploy from a common housing. The inflation assembly can comprise a first inflator coupled to the first airbag and a second inflator coupled to the second airbag. Alternatively, the inflation assembly may comprise a dual-stage inflator coupled to each of the first airbag and the second airbag and configured to inflate each of the first airbag and the second airbag independently. A panel can couple together the first airbag and the second airbag.

主权项

1. An airbag assembly comprising:
a housing configured to be mounted in a vehicle at a first position; an inflator assembly; a first airbag that defines a first inflatable chamber that is configured to receive inflation gas from the inflator assembly to expand the first airbag from a packaged state to a deployed state, wherein the first airbag is configured to deploy from the housing, and wherein the first airbag is configured to receive a torso of a vehicle occupant when the vehicle occupant moves from a vehicle occupant position primarily in a forward direction relative to the vehicle; a second airbag that defines a second inflatable chamber that is configured to receive inflation gas from the inflator assembly to expand the second airbag from a packaged state to a deployed state, wherein the second airbag is configured to deploy from the housing to cover a region of the vehicle that is at a second position that is spaced from the first position; and an inflatable panel coupled at a vehicle occupant facing portion of each of the first airbag and the second airbag, wherein the inflatable panel is in fluid communication with at least one of the first airbag and the second airbag.