A vehicle body includes a door opening frame including a sill and a front portion and a rear portion each extending upwardly from the sill. The door opening frame has a top portion extending along a vehicle-longitudinal axis from the front portion to the rear portion. An airbag is mounted to the sill. A front cable and a rear cable are each connected to the airbag. At least one cable retractor is mounted to the vehicle body above the top portion of the door opening frame. The front cable in the undeployed position is packaged along the front portion and the top portion of the door opening frame from the airbag to the at least one cable retractor. The rear cable in the undeployed position is packaged along the rear portion and the top portion of the door opening frame from the airbag to the at least one cable retractor.
Cable-guided airbag inflatable across door opening
2025-07-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |