Patent ID: 6734124
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A side-curtain airbag cushion designed to stay inflated during a rollover situation, said cushion comprising a coated fabric wherein said fabric is coated with a single coating layer comprising a silicone-based elastomeric composition in an amount of at most about 3.0 ounces per square yard; wherein said coating layer comprises at least 50% by weight of the entire composition of said silicone-based elastomeric composition; wherein said silicone-based elastomeric composition simultaneously exhibits, by itself, a tensile strength of at least 800 psi, an elongation at break of at least 450%, and a tear strength of at least 125 ppi; wherein said silicone-based elastomeric composition is in contact with the surface of said airbag fabric; and wherein said airbag cushion, alter long-term storage, exhibits a characteristic leak-down rate of at least half of its initial inflation pressure of at least 5 seconds.