An airbag system, designed to reduce injury during an offset vehicular impact, comprising a centre airbag 10 and four peripheral airbags 11, 12, 13, 14, wherein an internal baffle vent (50, Fig.4) is located between the centre airbag and each peripheral airbag. The baffle vent facilitates gas flow from the centre airbag to the peripheral airbags, but impedes gas flow in the reverse direction. The peripheral airbags may be configured to receive a passengers head chest, left shoulder or right shoulder. The baffle vents could comprise one or more holes disposed over a hole in a chamber divider, and one or more flaps configured to impede gas flow by partially or completely covering the one or more holes. Preferably, the one or more holes comprise one central hole and four peripheral holes. A further independent claim describes the use of sensors on the vehicle to deploy the airbag described in claim 1 in the event of a collision.


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    Title :

    Multi-chambered airbag with controlled pressure differentials


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-11-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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