Patent ID: 9707922
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle seat comprising: an inflatable cushion; an inflator for providing inflation gas for the cushion; wherein the cushion is configured to inflate into a position inboard of the vehicle seat and includes a first inflatable chamber fluidly connected to a second inflatable chamber; wherein the cushion is configured to inflate into a position in which the first inflatable chamber is in a position to absorb energy resulting from relative movement of the torso of the occupant in a direction lateral to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and wherein the second inflatable chamber is configured to inflate into a position to absorb energy resulting from relative movement of the head of the occupant; wherein the inflatable cushion is configured so that the first inflatable chamber fully inflates prior to the second inflatable chamber becoming fully inflated; wherein the pressure of the fully inflated first inflatable chamber is greater than the pressure of the fully inflated second inflatable chamber, and wherein the pressure of the fully inflated first inflatable chamber is greater than 100 kPa.