Patent ID: 11904787
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
an instrument panel including at least an upper panel surface and a downward panel surface; and
an airbag system disposed in the instrument panel, including:
a housing;
an inflator disposed in the housing; and
a cushion operably connected to the inflator and disposed in the housing when in a stowed state, the cushion including a plurality of sealed cushion segments interconnected by a plurality of cushion joints;

wherein activation of the inflator dispenses a flow of inflation gas into the cushion to sequentially inflate the plurality of sealed cushion segments from the stowed state to a deployed state;
further comprising a screen extending upwardly from the upper panel surface and an airbag housing door and door opening located in the upper panel surface, wherein the airbag housing door and door opening are disposed between the screen and a windshield of the vehicle.