Occupant restraint system
First Claim
1. An occupant restraint system in a vehicle, said system comprising:
- an airbag that is disposed in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body;
an inflator in the vehicle and adapted to generate a gas when the vehicle is involved in a collision, the gas operable to inflate the airbag so that it is deployed in a curtain shape along the inner face of a side of an occupant compartment; and
at least one impact absorbing member;
wherein in the deployed configuration thereof, the air bag comprises a plurality of cells that are defined by a connecting part and are inflated by the gas generated by the inflator, and at least one of the end parts of the cells is positioned in the vicinity of said impact absorbing member.
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Abstract
An occupant restraint system includes a side airbag and an inflator. The airbag includes six cells that are defined by stitching and are adapted to be inflated by a gas generated by the inflator. Among six end parts a to f of these cells, four end parts b to e are positioned on top of or in the vicinity of a center pillar garnish and a rear pillar garnish that include respective impact absorbing ribs. When the airbag is deployed, even if the end parts b to e cannot be inflated sufficiently due to the stitching, thereby exhibiting no impact-absorbing effect, the center pillar garnish and the rear pillar garnish instead exhibit an impact-absorbing effect, thereby protecting an occupant.
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1. An occupant restraint system in a vehicle, said system comprising:
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an airbag that is disposed in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body;
an inflator in the vehicle and adapted to generate a gas when the vehicle is involved in a collision, the gas operable to inflate the airbag so that it is deployed in a curtain shape along the inner face of a side of an occupant compartment; and
at least one impact absorbing member;
wherein in the deployed configuration thereof, the air bag comprises a plurality of cells that are defined by a connecting part and are inflated by the gas generated by the inflator, and at least one of the end parts of the cells is positioned in the vicinity of said impact absorbing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An occupant restraint system in a vehicle, said system comprising:
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an airbag that is disposed in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body; and
an inflator that is adapted to generate a gas when the vehicle is involved in a collision, the gas inflating the airbag so that it is deployed in a curtain shape along the inner side face of an occupant compartment;
wherein the air bag comprises a plurality of cells that are inflated by the gas generated by the inflator, and wherein the end parts of the cells are non-vertically aligned relative to a fold line of the airbag extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An occupant restraint system comprising:
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a side airbag for placement in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body;
an inflator that is adapted to generate a gas when a vehicle is involved in a collision, the gas inflating the airbag so that it is deployed in a curtain shape along an inner side face of an occupant compartment; and
at least one impact absorbing member for installation in said vehicle adjacent the airbag;
wherein the air bag comprises a plurality of cells that are defined by a connecting part and are inflatable by the gas generated by the inflator, and when the bag is deployed, at least one of the cell end parts is positioned in the vicinity of said impact absorbing member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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15. An occupant restraint system comprising:
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a side airbag for placement in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body; and
an inflator that is adapted to generate a gas when a vehicle is involved in a collision, the gas inflating the airbag so that it is deployed in a curtain shape along an inner side face of an occupant compartment;
wherein the air bag comprises a plurality of cells that are inflatable by the gas generated by the inflator, and upon deployment of the airbag, the cells comprise end parts that are non-vertically aligned relative to a fold line of the airbag extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
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