Abstract: Airbag for a vehicle includes at least one section of material defining a plurality of cells, chambers or compartments, and one-way valves arranged in connection with the material section(s) between the cells to control flow of inflating fluid between the cells. Each valve can lead from a respective first cell to a respective second cell and are preferably designed to close once a predetermined pressure prevails in the second cell to prevent fluid outflow from the respective second cell. The cells may be interconnected such that at least one cell is interposed between and connected to two other cells. A plurality of valves may be arranged between adjacent pairs of the cells, or only a single valve may be arranged between an adjacent pair of cells.

Abstract: Airbag deployment system for a vehicle having a passenger compartment includes airbags arranged to substantially fill the passenger compartment upon deployment, an inflator system for inflating the airbags and a crash sensor system coupled to the inflator system for directing the inflator system to inflate the airbag. Multiple housings may be arranged around the passenger compartment, each including at least one airbag. Some of the airbags may be interconnected to provide a primary airbag and at least one secondary airbag extending from the primary airbag. The inflator system may be an aspirated inflator system. The crash sensor system may be an anticipatory sensor system. The airbags may be film airbags. One-way valves may be arranged between adjacent airbags.

Abstract: An airbag module arranged in or mounted to a vehicle ceiling alongside the left or right side of the passenger compartment and including an airbag having a first portion for deploying to one side of an occupant and a second portion for deploying to a perpendicular side of the occupant. An inflator is arranged in flow communication with an interior of the airbag and generates an inflating medium to inflate the airbag to provide the airbag with an inflated state in which the compartments contain the inflating medium. The first portion can deploy in front of the occupant and the second portion can deploy to a lateral side of the occupant, e.g., between the occupant and the windows on the right or left side of the vehicle, such that the second portion is situated alongside the one or more windows along the left or right side of the passenger compartment.

Abstract: Airbag module arranged in or mounted to a ceiling of a passenger compartment of a vehicle alongside the left or right side of the passenger compartment and including a side curtain airbag arranged to deploy downward from the airbag module to a position alongside one or more windows on the left or right side of the passenger compartment. The side curtain airbag includes interconnected compartments receivable of an inflating medium. An inflator is in flow communication with an interior of the side curtain airbag and generates an inflating medium to inflate the side curtain airbag to provide the side curtain airbag with an inflated state in which the compartments contain the inflating medium and are situated alongside the window(s) along the left or right side of the passenger compartment.

Abstract: Side curtain air bag system for a vehicle including an airbag housing including a side curtain airbag arranged to deploy to a position alongside the windows on the left or right side of the passenger compartment and having at least one sheet of material forming a plurality of interconnected compartments receivable of an inflating medium, and an inflator arranged in flow communication with an interior of the side curtain airbag and which generates an inflating medium to inflate it and thereby provide it with an inflated state in which the compartments contain the inflating medium and are situated alongside the windows on the left or right side of the passenger compartment. The airbag may include at least one sheet of film and at least one sheet of woven material coupled thereto.