US 12,325,378 B2
Airbag tether separation
Roland Dominic Furtado, Novi, MI (US); Srinivas Krishnan, Troy, MI (US); and Roy Peter Deutschmann, South Lyon, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu (JP)
Filed by Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu (JP)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/366,816.
Prior Publication US 2025/0050834 A1, Feb. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/239 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/2338 (2013.01) [B60R 21/239 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23384 (2013.01); B60R 2021/2395 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An airbag tether separation system, comprising an airbag tether separator including an explosive and a housing having a front wall with a plurality of grooves formed therein, the tether separator being structured so that, when the explosive is activated, the explosive produces shockwaves causing separation of a portion of a tether extending between the explosive and the front wall, at least a portion of the shockwaves also passing into and rupturing at least one groove of the plurality of grooves.