Air bag device for driver's seat
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1. An air bag device comprising:
- a main-cushion unit provided on a steering wheel, and comprising a front chamber that comes into contact with the steering wheel and a rear chamber that faces a driver'"'"'s seat;
a sub-cushion unit communicating with the main-cushion unit, and protruding outwards from the main-cushion unit; and
a guide chamber located in the main-cushion unit to define a passage for guiding gas produced in an inflator to the sub-cushion unit,wherein the main-cushion unit is configured to deploy to an upper side of the steering wheel, and the sub-cushion unit is configured to deploy downwards from an edge of the main-cushion unit facing the driver'"'"'s seat to face an outer surface of the steering wheel.
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Abstract
An air bag device for a driver'"'"'s seat may include a main-cushion unit provided on a steering wheel and having a front chamber that comes into contact with the steering wheel and a rear chamber that faces a driver, a sub-cushion unit communicating with the main-cushion unit and protruding outwards from the main-cushion unit, and a guide chamber located in the main-cushion unit to define a passage for guiding gas produced in an inflator to the sub-cushion unit.
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1. An air bag device comprising:
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a main-cushion unit provided on a steering wheel, and comprising a front chamber that comes into contact with the steering wheel and a rear chamber that faces a driver'"'"'s seat; a sub-cushion unit communicating with the main-cushion unit, and protruding outwards from the main-cushion unit; and a guide chamber located in the main-cushion unit to define a passage for guiding gas produced in an inflator to the sub-cushion unit, wherein the main-cushion unit is configured to deploy to an upper side of the steering wheel, and the sub-cushion unit is configured to deploy downwards from an edge of the main-cushion unit facing the driver'"'"'s seat to face an outer surface of the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An air bag device comprising:
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a main-cushion unit provided on a steering wheel, and comprising a front chamber that comes into contact with the steering wheel and a rear chamber that faces a driver'"'"'s seat; a sub-cushion unit communicating with the main-cushion unit, and protruding outwards from the main-cushion unit; and a guide chamber located in the main-cushion unit to define a passage for guiding gas produced in an inflator to the sub-cushion unit, wherein the guide chamber is formed to extend along a vertical direction, and upper and lower portions of the guide chamber have different lengths with respect to a horizontal central line of the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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