Newairbag housing

摘要

A weight reduction of 30% can be achieved with a new Autoliv fabric container which replaces the conventional steel or plastic housing. Other advantages include a simpler integration of the airbag into the dashboard of the vehicle, since the soft fabric housing can be easily adapted to the dashboard packing space. By using textile material for the housing it is also possible to reduce prototype and production tooling needs and to cut prototype turnaround time from months to days. The result is that the entire development process from inception to production can be reduced sharply. The new passenger airbag module is introduced on the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave.