Roof airbag for vehicle
First Claim
1. A roof airbag apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- an inflator disposed at a first end portion of one of a front end portion of a sunroof frame and a rear end portion of the sunroof frame and configured to discharge deployment gas when activated;
a reinforcement member configured to connect a first side and a second side of the sunroof frame to each other at a position between the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof;
an airbag cushion provided at the first end portion of the one of the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof in a state of being folded, configured to receive the deployment gas supplied from the inflator and deploy to cover the sunroof frame, and configured with a first chamber to cover from the first end portion of the one of the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof to a position before reaching the reinforcement member and a second chamber to cover from the reinforcement member to a second end portion of the other of the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof; and
a guide bar formed along both of the first and second sides of the sunroof frame, configured to pass through a plurality of connectors that are formed at a first side and a second side of the airbag cushion, and guiding the airbag cushion to slide along the sunroof frame when the inflator actuates,wherein each of the plurality of connectors is provided with a coupler integrally formed at one of the first side or the second side of the airbag cushion and formed in a hook shape, and a ring, including a metal material, is coupled to the coupler and inserted into the guide bar, sliding according to the activation of the inflator.
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Abstract
A roof airbag for a vehicle may include an inflator at a first end portion of a front and a rear end portions of a sunroof frame configured to discharge deployment gas when activated; a reinforcement member connecting a first and a second side of the sunroof frame at a position between the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame; and an airbag cushion at the first end portion of the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame in a folded state, and configured with a first chamber configured to cover from the first end portion of the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame to a position before reaching the reinforcement member and a second chamber configured to cover from the reinforcement member to the second end portion of the front and the rear end portions of the sunroof frame.
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11 Claims
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1. A roof airbag apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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an inflator disposed at a first end portion of one of a front end portion of a sunroof frame and a rear end portion of the sunroof frame and configured to discharge deployment gas when activated; a reinforcement member configured to connect a first side and a second side of the sunroof frame to each other at a position between the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof; an airbag cushion provided at the first end portion of the one of the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof in a state of being folded, configured to receive the deployment gas supplied from the inflator and deploy to cover the sunroof frame, and configured with a first chamber to cover from the first end portion of the one of the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof to a position before reaching the reinforcement member and a second chamber to cover from the reinforcement member to a second end portion of the other of the front end portion of the sunroof frame and the rear end portion thereof; and a guide bar formed along both of the first and second sides of the sunroof frame, configured to pass through a plurality of connectors that are formed at a first side and a second side of the airbag cushion, and guiding the airbag cushion to slide along the sunroof frame when the inflator actuates, wherein each of the plurality of connectors is provided with a coupler integrally formed at one of the first side or the second side of the airbag cushion and formed in a hook shape, and a ring, including a metal material, is coupled to the coupler and inserted into the guide bar, sliding according to the activation of the inflator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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