公开(公告)号：US12083984B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US17899487

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Austin Cook ,  Brian Downey

IPC: B60R21/2342 ,  B60R21/201 ,  B60R21/2165

CPC classification number: B60R21/2342 ,  B60R21/201 ,  B60R21/2165

Abstract: An airbag assembly for a vehicle includes a housing, an airbag, and a flap. The airbag is stored in the housing. The flap is secured to the housing and is configured to retain the airbag in a stored state. The flap has a tear seam at which the flap is configured to separate upon deployment of the airbag. The tear seam extends non-linearly from a first lateral edge to a second lateral edge.

公开(公告)号：US11814000B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17899043

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: Nissan North America, Inc.

Inventor： Austin Cook ,  Brian Downey

IPC: B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/201 ,  B60R21/217

CPC classification number: B60R21/201 ,  B60R21/217 ,  B60R21/2165

Abstract: A deployment flap for a vehicular airbag system is disclosed. The deployment flap includes: a main body portion; wings that extend laterally from the main body portion; and at least one expandable portion. The main body portion includes a tear seam that is configured to separate during the inflation of an airbag such that the airbag extends through the deployment flap. The at least one expandable portion is reconfigurable from a collapsed configuration into an expanded configuration to thereby facilitate lengthening of the main body portion and the wings prior to separation of the tear seam during multi-stage inflation of the airbag, whereby the deployment flap directs the airbag and inhibits eccentric deployment.