Patent ID: 7066489
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle that has a side structure and a roof, said apparatus comprising: an inflatable curtain that is inflatable away from the roof between the side structure of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant, said inflatable curtain having an inflatable volume; an inflation fluid source actuatable to provide inflation fluid to said inflatable volume to inflate said inflatable curtain; a fill tube for delivering the inflation fluid from said inflation fluid source to said inflatable curtain; and an actuatable device actuatable to provide a first opening in at least one of said fill tube and said inflatable curtain for directing said inflation fluid from said inflatable volume to deflate said inflatable curtain, said actuatable device being actuatable in response to actuation of said inflation fluid source, said actuatable device comprising a piston member having a stem and a piston head, said stem being movable to provide said first opening, said piston head movable with said stem to provide a second opening in said apparatus for directing inflation fluid from said first opening to deflate said inflatable curtain.