Interior equipment mounting structure for a vehicle incorporating head-protecting air bag body
First Claim
1. An interior equipment mounting structure for a vehicle incorporating a head-protecting air bag body which unfolds and forms an air-filled cushion in a region from a front pillar to a roof side rail, comprising:
- a sun visor connected to a vehicle body and provided to be movable from an accommodated state, in which said sun visor is disposed along a vehicle transverse direction and near to a front end of a roof head lining and substantially parallel to the roof head lining, to at least one predetermined position for use; and
an arm by which said sun visor is connected to the vehicle body, wherein said sun visor is formed by a main body portion, which is, in the accommodated state of the sun visor, disposed further toward a vehicle-interior side than a point at which the arm is mounted to the vehicle body, and by an overhang portion which projects, in the accommodated state of the sun visor, further toward a vehicle-exterior side than the mounting point of the arm, and when load of a predetermined value or more acts on the overhang portion, the overhang portion is easily deformable with respect to the main body portion.
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Abstract
During a collision, an air bag causes deformation of a roof head lining as the air bag expands. A roof head lining deformation limiting structure restricts inward deformation of the roof head lining. Thus, the roof head lining is prevented from interfering with an interior equipment, e.g., a sun visor, thereby reducing breakage of the sun visor provided adjacent the roof head lining. The deformation limiting structure can take the form of an assist grip or a card holder. Also, the assist grip or the card holder can be mounted onto a member, e.g., a bracket, that plastically deforms upon being struck by the occupant'"'"'s head during a collision, thereby absorbing a portion of the impact that would otherwise be transferred to the occupant.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An interior equipment mounting structure for a vehicle incorporating a head-protecting air bag body which unfolds and forms an air-filled cushion in a region from a front pillar to a roof side rail, comprising:
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a sun visor connected to a vehicle body and provided to be movable from an accommodated state, in which said sun visor is disposed along a vehicle transverse direction and near to a front end of a roof head lining and substantially parallel to the roof head lining, to at least one predetermined position for use; and
an arm by which said sun visor is connected to the vehicle body, wherein said sun visor is formed by a main body portion, which is, in the accommodated state of the sun visor, disposed further toward a vehicle-interior side than a point at which the arm is mounted to the vehicle body, and by an overhang portion which projects, in the accommodated state of the sun visor, further toward a vehicle-exterior side than the mounting point of the arm, and when load of a predetermined value or more acts on the overhang portion, the overhang portion is easily deformable with respect to the main body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An interior equipment mounting structure for a vehicle incorporating a head-protecting air bag body which unfolds and forms an air-filled cushion in a region from a front pillar to a roof side rail, comprising:
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a sun visor connected to a vehicle body and provided to be movable from an accommodated state, in which said sun visor is disposed along a vehicle transverse direction and near to a front end of a roof head lining and substantially parallel to the roof head lining, to at least one predetermined position for use; and
an arm by which said sun visor is connected to the vehicle body, wherein said sun visor includes an air bag-side portion which is opposed to the air bag body, and a non air-bag-side portion which is disposed further inwardly in a vehicle transverse direction than the air bag-side portion and which is supported by said arm, and a deformable portion is provided between the air bag-side portion and the non air-bag-side portion. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An interior equipment mounting structure for a vehicle incorporating a head-protecting air bag body which expands similarly to a curtain in a region from a pillar to a roof side rail, comprising:
roof head lining deformation limiting means which is provided at the roof side rail and at the time of expansion of the air bag body, restricts deformation of a roof head lining to reduce impact load acting on an interior equipment disposed in the vicinity of the roof head lining. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle structure for incorporating in the vicinity of a sun visor a head-protecting air bag which expands similarly to a curtain in a region from a front pillar to a roof side rail, the sun visor being provided to be movable from an accommodated state, in which the sun visor is disposed along a vehicle transverse direction and near to a front end of a roof head lining and substantially parallel to the roof head lining, to at least one predetermined position for use, said vehicle structure comprising:
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an air bag body which is mounted to the roof side rail, and at the time of expanding, deforms the roof head lining toward an interior side of the vehicle and further expands toward the interior side of the vehicle; and
roof head lining deformation limiting means which is mounted to the roof side rail at a position between the sun visor and said air bag body and limits deformation of the roof head lining to limit application of expansion force of the air bag body to the sun visor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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