Patent ID: 6805404
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle including a cushioning arrangement for protecting an occupant in an impact involving the vehicle, the cushioning arrangement comprising:a frame coupled to a seat of the vehicle, said frame extending upward from a top of the seat such that said cushioning arrangement constitutes a headrest, a fluid-containing bag attached to said frame, said bag being structured and arranged to allow movement of the fluid within said bag to thereby alter the shape of said bag and enable said bag to conform to a portion of an occupant engaging the cushioning arrangement, the cushioning arrangement being arranged to be in contact with the occupant at least during the impact; and constraining means arranged within said bag for automatically constraining flow of fluid from a first portion of said bag to a second portion of said bag upon contact by the occupant with a portion of said cushioning arrangement opposite said first portion of said bag prior to or during the impact.