Stress reduced passenger cushion

摘要

A three piece bag construction for an air bag cushion adapted to be deployed in the event of a collision has reduced stress at corners of the mouth. An elongated central main panel (10) totally surrounds the two side panels (12) and (14) and has end portions (24, 26) which form a transition section leading from the mouth (16) to the interior of the cushion. No part of the side panels (12) or (14) extends to the mouth (16). Seams extending from the four corners of the bag mouth (16) through the mouth/attach area to the side panels and found in traditional bags where high stress occurs, are not used in the present invention. A novel rod (50) and rod pocket assembly facilitates attachment of the cushion to a conventional module.