Patent ID: 9266492
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A curtain airbag module comprising: a curtain airbag cushion; an inflator for supplying gas into the curtain airbag cushion to inflate the curtain airbag cushion; and a ramp bracket fixedly mounted on a vehicle panel to support the curtain airbag cushion, wherein the curtain airbag cushion integrally includes a ramp pattern to guide a deployment direction of the curtain airbag cushion to prevent the curtain airbag cushion from being deployed into a pillar trim of a vehicle when the curtain airbag cushion is deployed by driving the inflator, the ramp pattern wrapping up at least a portion of the curtain airbag cushion in a folded state, and wherein the ramp pattern is supported by the ramp bracket in a vertical direction when the curtain airbag cushion is in an expanded state such that the ramp pattern directs the curtain airbag cushion away from the vehicle panel in a horizontal direction; wherein the ramp bracket includes a horizontally extending portion and upon deployment of the curtain airbag cushion the ramp pattern includes a first end mounted to the vehicle panel horizontally above the ramp bracket and a second end horizontally beyond a distal end of the horizontally extending portion and vertically below the horizontally extending portion.