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An airbag inflation system for a vehicle utilizes a truck's an ambient air compression system including a holding tank for providing compressed air to vehicle systems and an air pump. An outlet is added to the holding tank with a frangible seal closing the outlet until discharge of the air is requir

An airbag inflation system for a vehicle utilizes a truck's an ambient air compression system including a holding tank for providing compressed air to vehicle systems and an air pump. An outlet is added to the holding tank with a frangible seal closing the outlet until discharge of the air is required to inflate the airbag. An air line connecting the outlet to the airbag is filled upon activation of a squib for breaking the frangible seal upon detection of a rollover related event.

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1. An airbag inflation system for protecting a vehicle occupant positioned in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising: an ambient air compression system including a holding and storage tank for providing compressed air to a plurality of vehicle systems; vehicle interior sides defining t

1. An airbag inflation system for protecting a vehicle occupant positioned in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising: an ambient air compression system including a holding and storage tank for providing compressed air to a plurality of vehicle systems; vehicle interior sides defining the passenger compartment; a passenger seat situated along one vehicle interior side in the passenger compartment; a track positioned on the vehicle interior side adjacent the passenger seat; an airbag mounted to deploy along the track between the vehicle occupant seated on the passenger seat and the vehicle interior side; a pump for compressing ambient air; the general purpose air storage tank connected to the pump to receive compressed air from the pump; an air line connected between the tank and the airbag; means for releasing compressed air from the tank to the air line; and means responsive to a vehicle rollover event for actuating the means for releasing. 2. The airbag inflation system of claim 1, and flirter comprising: a vehicle brake system actuable by compressed air; and a valve for discharging compressed air from the tank to the vehicle brake system. 3. The airbag inflation system of claim 2, wherein the means for releasing includes: an opening to the tank; a frangible seat closing the opening; and a squib responsive to the means for actuating disposed to open the frangible seal. 4. The airbag inflation system of claim 2, wherein the means for releasing includes a valve responsive to the means for actuating. 5. An airbag inflation system for a passenger compartment defined within interior sides of a vehicle, the airbag inflation system comprising: a plurality of compressed air actuated systems including a brake system; an ambient air compression system including a holding tank for providing compressed air to the plurality of vehicle systems; an outlet from the holding tank; a frangible seal closing the outlet; a track running along at least one interior side of the passenger compartment; an airbag partly mounted in the track to expand upon inflation along the track; an air line connecting the outlet to the airbag; and a squib for breaking the frangible seal. 6. An airbag inflation system as set forth in claim 5, and further comprising: means responsive to vehicle rollover conditions for actuating the squib. 7. An airbag inflation system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the ambient air compression system further includes a pump for delivering air to the holding tank through an inlet to the holding tank. 8. An airbag inflation system as set forth in claim 7, and further comprising a plurality of air driven vehicle vocations coupled to the holding tank. 9. An vehicle comprising: a plurality of differentiated compressed air actuable systems; an air compression system; a compressed air reservoir fed by the air compression system and connected to actuate the plurality of differentiated compressed air actuable systems; a passenger compartment defined by interior sides of the vehicle; a track along at least one interior side; an inflatable airbag mounted with respect to the track to expand along the track upon inflation; a rollover detector responsive to a vehicle rollover event for generating an airbag inflation signal; an outlet from the compressed air reservoir; an air line connecting the outlet to the airbag; a frangible seal closing the outlet; and a squib responsive to the airbag inflation signal for breaking the frangible seal.