Patent ID: 11878647
Assignee: ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A restraint system for helping to protect an occupant in a seat of a vehicle, comprising:
an airbag inflatable rearward in the vehicle away from an instrument panel, the airbag comprising:
an inflatable main portion comprising a front panel and a rear panel that define an inflatable volume of the main portion configured to be positioned, when inflated, to be centrally positioned in front of and frontally aligned with the occupant when in a normally seated position in the vehicle seat;
an inflatable first arm configured to extend from the main portion obliquely rearward and inboard from the main portion to a position that is laterally adjacent an upper torso of the occupant when in the normally seated position, and between the occupant and an adjacent seat of the vehicle;
an inflatable second arm configured to extend from the main portion obliquely rearward and outboard from the main portion to a position that is laterally adjacent the upper torso of the occupant when in the normally seated position, and between the occupant and an adjacent side structure of the vehicle;
wherein the first and second arms converge and meet each other at the center of the main portion so that the airbag has a substantially V-shaped configuration when viewed from above;
wherein uninflated volume is defined between the first and second arms, the uninflated volume being configured to receive the occupant moving in response to a frontal or oblique crash, wherein the main portion is configured to cushion the occupant in the event of a frontal crash, the first arm is configured to cushion the occupant in the event of an oblique crash causing inboard occupant movement, and the second arm is configured to cushion the occupant in the event of an oblique crash causing outboard occupant movement.