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Side airbag apparatus

  • US 20030141709A1
  • Filed: 01/28/2003
  • Published: 07/31/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A side airbag apparatus, which deploys an airbag between an occupant of a vehicle and a sidewall of said vehicle in order to protect said occupant in the event of side collision of said vehicle, said side airbag apparatus comprising;

  • a lower airbag unit, which has a waist airbag, which deploys toward the hip of said occupant and pushes the hip of said occupant in the direction opposite to said sidewall, an inflator, which generates gas for inflating said waist airbag and supplies said gas to said waist airbag, and a module case, which stores said waist airbag and said inflator therein; and

    a control unit, which ignites said inflator in order to generate gas when the accelerated velocity of greater than the prescribed value is detected.

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