Patent ID: 9650010
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. An airbag assembly for disposition proximate a roof of a vehicle to shield a vehicle occupant from impacting at least one lateral surface of the vehicle, the airbag assembly comprising: an inflatable curtain airbag having a stowed configuration proximate the roof of the vehicle and a deployed configuration into which the inflatable curtain airbag deploys downward between the vehicle occupant and the at least one lateral surface of the vehicle, the inflatable curtain airbag comprising a peripheral juncture that defines: a fabric shield comprising a first fabric layer formed as a single piece with the non-inflating peripheral region extending upward from the top portion; wherein, in the stowed configuration, the first fabric layer is wrapped at least partially around a length of the inflatable curtain airbag; and a tether comprising a first end formed as a single piece with the non-inflating peripheral region and a second end securable to the vehicle, wherein the tether comprises a first segment obtained from a first portion of the non-inflating peripheral region and a second segment obtained from a second portion of the non-inflating peripheral region displaced from the first portion, wherein the second segment is positioned to at least partially overlie the first segment; wherein, to move the inflatable curtain airbag from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration, the first chamber inflates and the second chamber inflates forward of the first chamber; wherein the top portion comprises a rearward section defining an upper boundary of the first chamber, and a forward section defining an upper boundary of the second chamber; wherein, in the deployed configuration, the forward section is vertically offset from the rearward section such that the forward section is higher than a portion of the rearward section adjacent to the forward section.