Patent ID: 9566937
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B60R

Claim:
1. An airbag comprising: an outer shell defining an interior of the airbag, the outer shell containing an inflation side and a vehicle occupant contact side; and a divider attached to the outer shell so as to define an upper chamber, a lower chamber separate from the upper chamber, and a gas-receiving chamber in fluid communication with the upper and lower chambers, said divider containing a first portion and a second portion, said second portion connected to the inflation side and the vehicle occupant side, and, said first portion connected to the inflation side and to the second portion at a point spaced apart from the vehicle occupant contact side, said first and second portions converging from said inflation side toward said vehicle occupant side to define said gas-receiving channel, wherein the divider is structured to enable independent and simultaneous control of each of a gas flow rate from the receiving chamber into the lower chamber and a gas flow rate from the receiving chamber into the upper chamber.