Patent ID: 6123355
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle occupant safety apparatus for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle having a roof and a side structure, said apparatus comprising:a first vehicle occupant protection device inflatable into a position between the side of the occupant's head and the vehicle side structure;an actuatable first inflation fluid source for directing inflation fluid into said first inflatable device in a generally downward direction in the vehicle to inflate said first inflatable device entirely below the first inflation fluid source;a second vehicle occupant protection device inflatable into a position between the top of the occupant's head and the vehicle roof and overlying the top of the occupant's head;a second inflation fluid source actuatable independently of said first inflation fluid source for directing inflation fluid into said second inflatable device to inflate said second inflatable device; andcontrol means responsive to at least one sensed vehicle condition for selectively actuating one or both of said first and second inflation fluid sources.