Occupant restraint system
First Claim
1. An occupant restraint system for a vehicle, the occupant restraint system comprising:
- an airbag for placement in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body;
an inflator 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 an inner side face of an occupant compartment; and
an impact absorbing member disposed at a lower part of the airbag, for placement in the vicinity of a pillar garnish of at least one pillar.
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Abstract
An occupant restraint system includes an airbag and an inflator. An impact absorbing member is disposed at an upper part of the folded airbag, which is disposed along a roof side rail, at positions other than that of a center pillar, and an impact absorbing member is disposed at a lower part of the folded airbag at the position of the center pillar. This arrangement ensures that there is a distance between the airbag and the upper end of a center pillar garnish, thereby making it difficult for the deploying airbag to catch on the upper end of the garnish, and the impact absorbing member can guide the deploying airbag toward the occupant compartment, thereby more reliably preventing it from catching on the upper end of the garnish.
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10 Claims
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1. An occupant restraint system for a vehicle, the occupant restraint system comprising:
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an airbag for placement in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body;
an inflator 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 an inner side face of an occupant compartment; and
an impact absorbing member disposed at a lower part of the airbag, for placement in the vicinity of a pillar garnish of at least one pillar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An occupant restraint system for a vehicle, the occupant restraint system comprising:
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an airbag for placement in a folded state along an upper edge of a door opening of a vehicle body;
an inflator 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 an inner side face of an occupant compartment; and
a front impact absorbing member disposed at a lower part of the airbag for placement in the vicinity of a pillar garnish of a front pillar;
a middle impact absorbing member disposed at a lower part of the airbag for placement in the vicinity of a pillar garnish of a middle pillar; and
a rear impact absorbing member disposed at a lower part of the airbag for placement in the vicinity of a pillar garnish of a rear pillar. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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