Head protection air bag apparatus
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1. A vehicle body and a head protection air bag apparatus mounted in the vehicle body, the air bag apparatus comprising:
- an air bag;
an inflator coupled to the air bag for supplying said air bag with a gas for inflation;
fixing elements that fixes said inflator to the vehicle body; and
an assist grip including a hand grasping grip portion for placement in the interior of the vehicle body;
said assist grip coupled to the inflator at a location proximate to the inflator;
wherein said inflator is disposed toward the exterior side of the vehicle body, relative to the grasping surface of the assist grip.
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Abstract
A head protection air bag apparatus comprises an air bag, an air bag cover for covering the air bag, an inflator for supplying the air bag with a gas for inflation, and an assist grip. The inflator is fixed to a body of a vehicle at a location toward the exterior side of a vehicle relative to the assist grip. The assist grip is provided on its exterior surface with a cover layer having the characteristic of a cushion, so that an impact with the inflator will be cushioned by the assist grip.
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1. A vehicle body and a head protection air bag apparatus mounted in the vehicle body, the air bag apparatus comprising:
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an air bag;
an inflator coupled to the air bag for supplying said air bag with a gas for inflation;
fixing elements that fixes said inflator to the vehicle body; and
an assist grip including a hand grasping grip portion for placement in the interior of the vehicle body;
said assist grip coupled to the inflator at a location proximate to the inflator;
wherein said inflator is disposed toward the exterior side of the vehicle body, relative to the grasping surface of the assist grip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle body and a head protection air bag apparatus mounted in a vehicle body, the vehicle body comprising:
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a pillar, a pillar garnish disposed on the interior side of the pillar;
the pillar garnish including a general portion and an upper edge portion;
the air bag apparatus comprising;
an air bag, supported in a folded conditiohn by the upper edge portion of the pillar garnish, an air bag cover, which covers said folded air bag and which is configured to be moved from a closed position to an open position when pushed by said air bag;
the air bag disposed toward the exterior side of the vehicle body relative to the cover;
the cover further including a lower edge side disposed toward the interior side of the vehicle body relative to the pillar garnish, the lower edge portion is abutted to the general portion of the pillar garnish when the cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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