Patent ID: 7802809
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An occupant protection system for a vehicle having a roof portion, wherein the roof portion includes at least one airbag recess, the system comprising: at least one occupant seat having a frame integrated with a backrest section and a seat section, wherein the seat section includes a seat cushion, a first airbag assembly having a first inflatable airbag, the first airbag assembly being containable within the airbag recess; a second airbag assembly having a second inflatable airbag and a deployment location, the second airbag assembly being mounted to the frame that is integrated with the seat section, the frame being external to the seat cushion; and the first inflatable airbag being configured to extend downward from the roof portion to below a passenger shoulder-thorax protection region while in an inflated state, and the second inflatable airbag being configured to extend upward from the deployment location through a passenger pelvic-thorax protection region while in an inflated state, wherein the first inflatable airbag is operable to inflate at a lower pressure than the second inflatable airbag thereby loading the pelvic-thorax region and pushing a passenger away from a vehicle door.