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Side airbag apparatus

  • US 20030168836A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2003
  • Published: 09/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A side airbag apparatus used in a vehicle, comprising:

  • an airbag;

    an inflator, wherein the inflator supplies gas to the airbag, thereby deploying the airbag between a body side portion of the vehicle and a seat located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle;

    an upper chamber and a lower chamber provided in the airbag, wherein, when the airbag is deployed, the upper chamber is located at a position that corresponds to a shoulder of an occupant sitting on the seat and the lower chamber is located at a position that corresponds to a lumbar region of the occupant; and

    a gas guiding mechanism, wherein the gas guiding mechanism guides gas from the inflator to the upper and lower chambers, thereby substantially simultaneously inflating the upper and lower chambers.

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