Patent ID: 7556286
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An inflatable curtain airbag module, comprising: an inflatable curtain having a top edge and a bottom edge, the inflatable curtain configured to be mounted to a vehicle; a plurality of inflatable chambers disposed within the inflatable curtain, such that a first chamber is configured to receive inflation gas from adjacent the top edge of the inflatable curtain and a second chamber is configured to receive inflation gas from adjacent the bottom edge, without receiving inflation gas in the second chamber from the top edge of the inflatable curtain; and a sail panel coupled to an attachment location on the vehicle, the sail panel coupled along a front edge of the inflatable curtain by a seam, having a first end and a second end, at an angle with respect to a direction of compaction of the inflatable curtain; wherein the second chamber is configured to provide impact protection for a vehicular occupant below an A-pillar of the vehicle.