Patent ID: 7063350

Claim:
An airbag module for protecting an occupant of a vehicle from impact, the airbag module comprising: a cushion comprising a divider that defines a first chamber and a second chamber within the cushion; an inflator that produces inflation gas in response to receipt of an activation signal; and a housing comprising a first aperture and a second aperture, wherein the housing is shaped to retain the inflator at any of a plurality of positions to enable tuning of a flow rate of a first flow of inflation gas into the first chamber via the first aperture and tuning of a flow rate of a second flow of inflation gas into the second chamber via the second aperture; wherein the airbag module is a side airbag module to be installed in a vehicle feature selected from the group consisting of a seat occupied by the occupant, a door of the vehicle, a B pillar of the vehicle, a C pillar of the vehicle, and a D pillar of the vehicle, wherein the first chamber comprises a pelvic chamber shaped to inflate alongside a pelvis of the occupant and the second chamber comprises a thoracic chamber shaped to inflate alongside a thorax of the occupant and wherein the cushion comprises an opening in communication with the thoracic chamber wherein the housing has a generally tubular shape with a first end, a second end and a curved wall extending therebetween, wherein the first end of the housing defines a first axial aperture for enabling a first gas flow into the pelvic chamber.