Automotive outboard air bag system
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1. An automotive outboard air bag system comprising:
- an elongate tubular air bag operable to be inflated to deploy upwardly from the vicinity of a lower end portion of a front pillar along an outer surface of the front pillar; and
a strap being shorter than the overall length of the air bag and extending from an upper end to a lower end of the air bag in such a manner as to face the outer surface of the front pillar.
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Abstract
An automotive outboard air bag system (30) is provided in which an elongate tubular air bag (33) is inflated to deploy upwardly from the vicinity of a front pillar lower end portion (18a), the air bag so inflated to deploy is made to extend along an outer surface (18b) of a front pillar (18), and a strap (35) which is shorter than the overall length (L2) of the air bag (33) is allowed to extend from an upper end (33b) to a lower end (33a) of the air bag (33) so as to face the outer surface (18b) of the front pillar (18).
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5 Claims
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1. An automotive outboard air bag system comprising:
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an elongate tubular air bag operable to be inflated to deploy upwardly from the vicinity of a lower end portion of a front pillar along an outer surface of the front pillar; and
a strap being shorter than the overall length of the air bag and extending from an upper end to a lower end of the air bag in such a manner as to face the outer surface of the front pillar. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An automotive outboard air bag system comprising:
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an air bag operable to be inflated to deploy upwardly from the vicinity of a lower end portion of a window glass front pillar along an outer surface of the window glass; and
a strap being shorter than the overall length of the air bag and extending from an upper end to a lower end of the air bag in such a manner as to face the outer surface of the window glass when the air bag is inflated to deploy. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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