Patent ID: 6082765
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle safety apparatus comprising:a vehicle occupant protection device inflatable from a deflated condition to an inflated condition to help protect an occupant of a vehicle;an actuatable inflation fluid source for providing inflation fluid into the interior of said protection device to inflate said protection device;said apparatus including at least one vent opening in fluid communication with the interior of said protection device for venting inflation fluid from said protection device;a deployment door covering said protection device and being movable from a closed condition to an open condition to enable inflation of said protection device; anda member movable with said deployment door, said member having a first position enabling venting of inflation fluid through said vent opening and a second position closing said vent opening at least partially;said member being in the first position when said deployment door is in the closed condition to enable venting of inflation fluid out of said chamber through said vent opening;said member moving from the first position to the second position thereby closing said vent opening at least partially in response to movement of said deployment door from the closed condition toward the open condition.