Patent ID: 6270113
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A side impact or rollover apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant during an accident, comprising:an inflatable air bag stored in a deflated condition and when inflated positioned between a vehicle occupant and a side of the vehicle; the air bag comprising a first side panel and a second side panel, a tube panel and a separator panel;the first and second side panels joined together to form the exterior of the air bag,rear edges of the first and the second side panels are secured together to form a rear of the air bag and bottom edges of the first and second panels are secured together to form a bottom of the air bag;wherein sides of the tube panel are secured to a corresponding portion of the first and second panels to form a tube which extends upwards generally from the bottom of the air bag along the rear of the air bag, a lower portion of the tube being open to receive an inflator which communicates inflation gas to the lower portions of the tube; and whereinthe separator panel is secured to the first and second panels and to the tube panel to segment these portions of the air bag, forward of the tube, into an upper chamber and into a lower chamber.