Patent ID: 8789846
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An airbag device configured to deploy along an interior side of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising: a gas generator; an inflatable airbag comprising a plurality of inflatable chambers configured to be inflated by the gas generator; wherein a first inflatable chamber is tethered to at least a second inflatable chamber by a connection member; wherein the airbag is configured so that when the airbag is inflated the connection member restrains the separation of the first and second inflatable chambers and forces at least one of the inflatable chambers inboard so that the plurality of inflatable chambers form a convex profile along a plane perpendicular to the side of the passenger compartment; and wherein the connection member extends generally in the longitudinal direction and parallel to the interior side of the passenger compartment of the vehicle so that the first and second inflatable chambers pivot generally horizontally to form the convex profile.