Patent ID: 8091918
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An inflatable curtain airbag assembly, comprising: an inflatable curtain airbag having a non-inflatable area; a mounting member configured to couple the inflatable curtain airbag to a vehicle structure; and, a connecting member configured to interconnect the mounting member and the inflatable curtain airbag, wherein the connecting member comprises a flexible piece of fabric that is attached to the inflatable curtain airbag at the non-inflatable area via both shear-configuration stitching and peel-configuration stitching such that the inflatable curtain airbag can be packaged into a b-roll configuration, and, wherein upon deployment of the inflatable curtain airbag, if tension on the peel-configuration stitching is lower than a predetermined magnitude, the connecting member will remain in a first configuration, and if tension on the peel-configuration stitching is greater than the predetermined magnitude, the peel-configuration stitching will rupture and the connecting member will adopt a second configuration.