A vehicle interior component may comprise an airbag and a retaining mechanism to retain a retaining member for standard airbag deployment and to release the retaining member for extended airbag deployment. In standard deployment, the airbag may be inflated in a standard form; in extended deployment the airbag may be inflated in an extended form/shape. The component may comprise a member/tether arrangement within the airbag and coupled to the retaining member for standard deployment. The member may comprise a section to retain the airbag for standard deployment, a section to release for extended deployment, and a connection for the retaining member. The retaining member may comprise a strap, rope, loop, etc. The retaining mechanism may comprise a pin to retain an aperture of the retaining member. The pin may retract to release the retaining member for extended airbag deployment in one or multiple forms.
VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT
2024-11-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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