Curtain airbag with seat engaging feature

摘要

A curtain airbag assembly for a vehicle has an airbag with a receiving portion shaped to clamp onto or around a portion of a seat of the vehicle when the airbag is deployed to assist in securing the airbag in place. The receiving portion is formed by supplementary material adjacent to a seam between inner and outer panels of the airbag, the supplementary material forming a clamping pocket which grips an outboard portion of the seat upon inflation of the airbag. Alternatively, the receiving portion is formed by first and second overlapping portions of the airbag which overlap one another when the airbag is deflated, the overlapping portions forming a clamping pocket configured to grip the outboard portion of the seat upon inflation of the airbag.

主权项

1. Apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
an inflatable curtain airbag having:
an upper edge securable to a body of the motor vehicle to enable deployment of the airbag downwardly adjacent to a side wall of the vehicle; anda receiving portion adjacent a lower edge of the airbag and formed by a first and a second overlapping portion of the airbag which overlap one another when the airbag is deflated and form a clamping pocket upon inflation of the airbag; and a seat having an outboard portion disposed adjacent to the side wall and to the lower edge of the airbag when deployed such that the clamping pocket clamps onto the outboard portion of the seat the upon inflation.