Protective cushion for vehicle occupant's head
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1. A protective cushion for a vehicle occupant'"'"'s head, comprising:
- an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet superposed on each other and sewn together so as to define a plurality of chambers, arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, into which a fluid is to be filled; and
a cylindrical member having a wall formed by a cylindrical member sheet rolled into layers, wherein the thickness of the wall is at least twice the thickness of the cylindrical member sheet, wherein the cylindrical member is separate from and provided between the occupant-side sheet and the body-side sheet to define a longitudinal fluid passage at an upper portion of the cushion, and wherein the cylindrical member has at least one opening at an approximate middle of the cylindrical member to provide fluid communication between the fluid passage and the plurality of chambers.
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Abstract
A protective cushion or airbag for a vehicle occupant'"'"'s head which can introduce gas into chambers simultaneously or with desired time lags among the chambers. A cushion comprises an occupant-side sheet and an body-side sheet which are superposed on each other and sewn together so as to form vacant chambers between the sheets. A cylindrical member is disposed between upper portions of the sheets. Gas supplied through a rear end of the cylindrical member is introduced into the chambers openings and a front end of the cylindrical member.
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1. A protective cushion for a vehicle occupant'"'"'s head, comprising:
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an occupant-side sheet and a body-side sheet superposed on each other and sewn together so as to define a plurality of chambers, arranged in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, into which a fluid is to be filled; and
a cylindrical member having a wall formed by a cylindrical member sheet rolled into layers, wherein the thickness of the wall is at least twice the thickness of the cylindrical member sheet, wherein the cylindrical member is separate from and provided between the occupant-side sheet and the body-side sheet to define a longitudinal fluid passage at an upper portion of the cushion, and wherein the cylindrical member has at least one opening at an approximate middle of the cylindrical member to provide fluid communication between the fluid passage and the plurality of chambers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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