Airbag and airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. A passenger-seat airbag that is inflated between a passenger seat and an instrument panel, the airbag comprising:
- a first panel member provided on an instrument-panel side of the airbag; and
a second panel member provided on a passenger side of the airbag so that gas is suppliable from an inside of the first panel member to an inside of the second panel member,at least one tether that connects the second panel member and the first panel member or a retainer to each other,whereby, while the airbag is in progress of inflation, a clearance for releasing the gas is produced between a proximal side of the second panel member and the first panel member,wherein the second panel member has a fitting port on an instrument-panel side thereof, and a distal side of the first panel member is placed in the second panel member through the fitting port.
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Abstract
Provided is an airbag and an airbag apparatus that are easy to manufacture and in which the amount of gas to be released from the inside of the airbag when a passenger in proximity is restrained can be increased. An airbag includes a first panel member provided on an instrument-panel side, and a second panel member provided on a passenger side. The first panel member includes a deploying part that is deployable into a tapered cylindrical shape whose diameter increases toward the distal side thereof. The second panel member has on the proximal side thereof a fitting port whose diameter is smaller than the maximum diameter of the deploying part. In a state where the airbag has been inflated, the fitting port is anchored to the deploying part. If a passenger in proximity is restrained, gas is releasable from a clearance.
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19 Claims
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1. A passenger-seat airbag that is inflated between a passenger seat and an instrument panel, the airbag comprising:
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a first panel member provided on an instrument-panel side of the airbag; and a second panel member provided on a passenger side of the airbag so that gas is suppliable from an inside of the first panel member to an inside of the second panel member, at least one tether that connects the second panel member and the first panel member or a retainer to each other, whereby, while the airbag is in progress of inflation, a clearance for releasing the gas is produced between a proximal side of the second panel member and the first panel member, wherein the second panel member has a fitting port on an instrument-panel side thereof, and a distal side of the first panel member is placed in the second panel member through the fitting port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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