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Vehicle occupant protection device

  • US 20020180187A1
  • Filed: 05/30/2002
  • Published: 12/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle occupant protection device comprising:

  • a gas generator to be attached to a vehicle for generating gas, an airbag communicating with the gas generator for receiving the gas therefrom for inflation, a door disposed in front of the airbag, and having a hinge portion creating, upon inflation of the airbag, an opening through which the airbag expands, and a side wall disposed on a backside thereof, and a stopper disposed on the sidewall to extend outward therefrom, said stopper, when the door is opened upon inflation of the airbag, abutting against an edge of the opening for limiting an opening angle of the door.

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