Patent ID: 9623829
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. A side airbag module for a vehicle, the side airbag module comprising: an airbag cushion; and an inflator to supply a gas to the airbag cushion to deploy the airbag cushion, wherein the airbag cushion includes a first region for protecting a shoulder of an occupant and a second region for protecting a chest of the occupant, the first region having a first deployment thickness in a width direction of the vehicle and the second region having a second deployment thickness in the width direction, the first deployment thickness being less than the second deployment thickness, wherein the first region is positioned above the second region, the first region is unvented and the second region is vented such that an inflated state of the first region is maintained longer than an inflated state of the second region, wherein the gas from the inflator is substantially simultaneously supplied to the first and second regions.