Air bag apparatus for a small size vehicle
First Claim
1. An air bag apparatus for a small size vehicle, comprising:
- a seat for a driver, said seat being provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body;
an instrument panel which a driver on said seat can visually observe, said instrument panel being provided at a front portion of said vehicle body;
a plurality of air bags which can constrain the driver on said seat from a forward direction, said plurality of air bags being accommodated in a folded state in said instrument panel; and
a connection mechanism, said connection mechanism connecting said plurality of air bags to each other.
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Abstract
To provide an air bag apparatus for a small size vehicle, wherein a seat for a driver is provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body and an instrument panel, which a driver on the seat can visually observe is provided at a front portion of the vehicle body. The air bag apparatus assures a wide range of inflation and expansion of an air bag and can be applied to a conventional small size vehicle without a significant design change. A plurality of air bags which can constrain a driver on a seat from a forward direction are connected to each other by a connection mechanism and are accommodated in a folded state in an instrument panel.
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18 Claims
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1. An air bag apparatus for a small size vehicle, comprising:
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a seat for a driver, said seat being provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body;
an instrument panel which a driver on said seat can visually observe, said instrument panel being provided at a front portion of said vehicle body;
a plurality of air bags which can constrain the driver on said seat from a forward direction, said plurality of air bags being accommodated in a folded state in said instrument panel; and
a connection mechanism, said connection mechanism connecting said plurality of air bags to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A small size vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle body;
a seat for a driver, said seat being provided at a rear portion of a vehicle body;
an instrument panel which a driver on said seat can visually observe, said instrument panel being provided at a front portion of said vehicle body;
a plurality of air bags which can constrain the driver on said seat from a forward direction, said plurality of air bags being accommodated in a folded state in said instrument panel; and
a connection mechanism, said connection mechanism connecting said plurality of air bags to each other. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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