Patent ID: 6616177
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An air bag restraint system comprising:an inflator source for supplying a flow of pressurized gaseous fluid; passage means operatively connected with said inflator source for distributing said flow of pressurized gaseous fluid; an air restraint having first and second expansible air chambers, each of said first and second expansible air chambers being separately operatively connected with said passage means; a panel member integral with and separating said first and second expansible air chambers, said panel member restricting gaseous flow between said chambers; a control mechanism for selectively distributing said flow of pressurized gaseous fluid to one or both of said first and second expansible air chambers; said passage means having first and second passages connected between said control mechanism and said first and second air chambers respectively; and said control mechanism comprising a valve assembly having means for controlling the distribution of said flow of pressurized gaseous fluid to said first and second passages individually or in concert.