Patent ID: 7992892
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag for use in a vehicle having an interstitial volume, comprising: a primary inflatable portion having an aperture, wherein the primary inflatable portion defines a curtain having an upper longitudinal edge that is connectable to the vehicle; and an inflatable guide pocket attached to the primary inflatable portion by at least a first seam that at least partially circumscribes the aperture, with the guide pocket being disposed adjacent to the upper longitudinal edge of the primary inflatable portion, wherein the guide pocket is sized and configured to define a localized projection into the interstitial volume when the guide pocket and the primary inflatable portion are at least partially inflated, the guide pocket expands laterally away from the primary inflatable portion in an outboard direction of the vehicle during inflation of the airbag, the primary inflatable portion includes an outboard surface, the aperture is defined through the outboard surface of the primary inflatable portion, and the localized projection includes at least one flat surface that is spaced from the outboard surface of the primary inflatable portion in the outboard direction of the vehicle.