Airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. An airbag apparatus comprising:
- an airbag; and
an inflator, which supplies inflation gas to the airbag in response to an impact applied to a front section of a vehicle, whereinthe airbag is configured to be deployed and inflated by the inflation gas at a position forward of a vehicle seat,the airbag includesa main bag member, which is configured to be attached to a base member located at a position forward of the vehicle seat in the vehicle, wherein the inflation gas is supplied from the inflator to the main bag member,an auxiliary bag member, which has a smaller volume than the main bag member and projects rearward from the main bag member, anda tether, which extends across a boundary portion between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member,a communicating portion, which allows communication between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member, is provided around the tether in the boundary portion,the main bag member includesa front main panel, which is configured to be attached to the base member; and
a rear main panel, which is arranged on a rear side of the front main panel and is joined to an outer peripheral portion of the front main panel at an outer peripheral portion of the rear main panel, andthe tether and the communicating portion are arranged in the rear main panel.
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Abstract
An airbag apparatus includes an airbag and an inflator. The airbag is configured to be deployed and inflated by the inflation gas at a position forward of a vehicle seat. The airbag includes a main bag member, an auxiliary bag member, and a tether. The main bag member is configured to be attached to a base member located at a position forward of the vehicle seat in the vehicle. The inflation gas is supplied from the inflator to the main bag member. The auxiliary bag member has a smaller volume than the main bag member and projects rearward from the main bag member. The tether extends across a boundary portion between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member. A communicating portion, which allows communication between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member, is provided around the tether in the boundary portion.
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1. An airbag apparatus comprising:
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an airbag; and an inflator, which supplies inflation gas to the airbag in response to an impact applied to a front section of a vehicle, wherein the airbag is configured to be deployed and inflated by the inflation gas at a position forward of a vehicle seat, the airbag includes a main bag member, which is configured to be attached to a base member located at a position forward of the vehicle seat in the vehicle, wherein the inflation gas is supplied from the inflator to the main bag member, an auxiliary bag member, which has a smaller volume than the main bag member and projects rearward from the main bag member, and a tether, which extends across a boundary portion between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member, a communicating portion, which allows communication between the main bag member and the auxiliary bag member, is provided around the tether in the boundary portion, the main bag member includes a front main panel, which is configured to be attached to the base member; and a rear main panel, which is arranged on a rear side of the front main panel and is joined to an outer peripheral portion of the front main panel at an outer peripheral portion of the rear main panel, and the tether and the communicating portion are arranged in the rear main panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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