Airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. An airbag device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle, the airbag device comprising:
- a bag-shaped main bag configured to be inflated and deployed on a vehicle front side of a vehicle seat;
a bag-shaped center bag configured to be inflated and deployed on an inner side of the main bag in a vehicle widthwise direction; and
a connecting part formed between the main bag and the center bag on the inner side of the main bag,the center bag having a rear end part that is inclined to gradually protrude to a vehicle rear side as the rear end part is extended upward, the rear end part protruding further to the vehicle rear side than the main bag.
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Abstract
An airbag device capable of restraining a motor vehicle occupant in a stable position even in an oblique collision. The airbag device includes a bag-shaped main bag inflated and deployed on a vehicle front side of the passenger seat, a bag-shaped center bag inflated and deployed on the inner side of the main bag in the vehicle widthwise direction, and a slit that provides a separation between the main bag and the center bag on the vehicle rear side. A rear end part of the center bag is inclined to gradually protrude rearward in the vehicle as the rear end part is extended upward and protrudes further to the vehicle rear side than at least the main bag.
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15 Claims
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1. An airbag device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle, the airbag device comprising:
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a bag-shaped main bag configured to be inflated and deployed on a vehicle front side of a vehicle seat; a bag-shaped center bag configured to be inflated and deployed on an inner side of the main bag in a vehicle widthwise direction; and a connecting part formed between the main bag and the center bag on the inner side of the main bag, the center bag having a rear end part that is inclined to gradually protrude to a vehicle rear side as the rear end part is extended upward, the rear end part protruding further to the vehicle rear side than the main bag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An airbag device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle, the airbag device comprising:
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a bag-shaped main bag configured to be inflated and deployed on a vehicle front side of a vehicle seat; a bag-shaped center bag configured to be inflated and deployed on an inner side of the main bag in a vehicle widthwise direction; the center bag having a rear end part that is inclined to gradually protrude to a vehicle rear side as the rear end part is extended upward, the rear end part protruding further to the vehicle rear side than the main bag; and a band-shaped tether belt connected to a first connecting part on an upper part of the center bag on the vehicle rear side and a second connecting part on an upper part of the main bag, wherein the tether belt has a length such that the tether belt is strained when the main bag and the center bag are inflated and deployed, and the first connecting part and the second connecting part move away from each other when the main bag and the center bag are inflated and deployed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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