Patent ID: 6672617
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A lightweight airbag cushion for deployment in opposing relation to a vehicle occupant during a collision event, the cushion comprising: a body of wound yarn including an interior, a face portion for contact with the vehicle occupant and a rear portion including an inlet port for the introduction of an inflation medium into the body, wherein the body is formed by windings of at least one yarn which possesses at least one of an elongation at break of at least about 14.6% when tested according to ASTM Standard Test Method D 2256-97, published by American Society of Testing Materials, and a breaking toughness of at least about 0.4 gram per denier (gpd) where the breaking toughness is defined as the energy to break divided by the product of the denier and the sample length, and wherein the yarn is evenly distributed across said face portion of said body.