Patent ID: 7328945
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. An occupant protection system comprising: a seat airbag for lifting a vehicle seat with airbag inflation; a gas generator outside of and spaced from the seat airbag, the gas generator generating hot inflation gas with the gas generator having a plurality of gas ports arranged so that inflation gas is emitted radially therefrom for inflating the airbag in vehicle emergency conditions; an elongate duct extending outside the seat airbag and between the seat airbag and the gas generator for delivering inflation gas to the airbag with the inflation gas flowing axially through the elongate duct and axially out from the duct into the airbag; a connector member extending between and interconnecting the gas generator and the elongate duct; and a chamber in the connector member that is configured to receive the radially emitted inflation gas from the gas ports of the gas generator and to redirect the inflation gas to flow axially into the elongate duct.