Passenger protecting apparatus

• US 20040046366A1
• Filed: 08/26/2003
• Published: 03/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Ikeda, Koji, Yasuhara, Fumitoshi, Ochiai, Fumiharu
• Granted Patent: US 6,974,151 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/728.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/201 Packaging straps or envelopes for inflatable members
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars

Abstract

A passenger protecting apparatus is composed so that an airbag is provided above a door opening of a vehicle body in a folded situation, is inflated and unfurled downward in gas inflow, is fixed to said vehicle body by a fitting through a bracket and the bracket positions a through-hole, through which the fitting to fix the bracket to the vehicle body is inserted, below the airbag attached to and housed in the vehicle body.

Claims

1. A passenger protecting apparatus comprising an airbag which is provided above a door opening of a vehicle body in a folded situation and is inflated and unfurled downward in gas inflow to protect a passenger,

wherein said airbag is fixed to said vehicle body by a fitting through a bracket;

and

wherein said bracket positions a through-hole, through which the fitting to fix the bracket to said vehicle body is inserted, below said airbag attached to and housed in said vehicle body.

2. A passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a fitted hole provided in said vehicle body and a protruded portion which can be fitted are provided at an upper end of said bracket.

3. A passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a temporary fixing clip engaging with a vehicle body is provided at said bracket.

4. A passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a bead is formed along an upper end to lower end of said bracket.

5. A passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a rib is formed along an upper end to lower end of said bracket.

6. A passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a flange is formed along an upper end to lower end of said bracket.

7. A method for attaching a passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after said airbag is attached to said bracket in advance, thereby making a subassembly, said subassembly is attached to said vehicle body.

8. A method for attaching a passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein after said bracket is temporarily fixed to said vehicle body with said clip in advance, said bracket and vehicle body are attached by fixing with said fitting.

9. A method for attaching a passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said subassembly is attached to said vehicle body with a bolt and nut.

10. A method for attaching a passenger protecting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said subassembly is attached to said vehicle body with a rivet.