| 摘要 |
Apparatus (10) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle (12) that has a side structure (16) and a roof (18) comprises an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) is inflatable away from the vehicle roof (18) into a position between the side structure (16) of the vehicle (12) and a vehicle occupant. An inflation fluid source (24) provides inflation fluid for inflating the inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14). The inflatable vehicle occupant protection device (14) comprises overlying panels (40 and 42) connected together along a perimeter (48) of the panels to define an inflatable volume and a connection (60) that interconnects the overlying panels within the perimeter. The connection (60) comprises a plurality of linear segments (62a, 62b, 62c) that extend in a generally horizontal direction and are spaced vertically apart. The linear segments (62a, 62b, 62c) are positioned relative to each other such that the second terminal end (66) of one of the linear segments (62a, 62b, 62c) lies on a vertically extending line (67) that intersects the first terminal end (64) of another of the linear segments.
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