Airbag device
First Claim
1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant, comprising;
- an airbag including a left half airbag to be inflated at a left side of the occupant and having a distal end and a base portion, and a right half airbag to be inflated at a right side of the occupant and having a distal end and a base portion, said distal ends of the left and right half airbags being separated from each other to form a space therebetween facing the occupant when the airbag is inflated, said left and right half airbags having primary folded portions in which each of the left and right half airbags is folded laterally and partly overlapped between the distal end and the base portion to have an elongated vertical form, and secondary folded portions in which the elongated vertical form in each of the left and right half airbags is folded to reduce an elongated distance thereof to form a final folded state, and an inflator for inflating the airbag.
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Abstract
An airbag device has an airbag and an inflator for inflating the airbag. The inflator disposed at a base side of the airbag ejects gas to inflate the airbag such that a distal end of the airbag moves away from the base side of the airbag. The airbag includes a left half airbag to be inflated at a front left side of a vehicle occupant and a right half airbag to be inflated at the front right side of the occupant. Distal ends of the left and right half airbags are separated by a space facing the occupant when the airbag is inflated. The left and right half airbags have primary folded portions having vertically elongated folded states. The left and right half airbags also have secondary folded portions having vertically folded states to form a finally folded state.
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11 Claims
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1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant, comprising;
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an airbag including a left half airbag to be inflated at a left side of the occupant and having a distal end and a base portion, and a right half airbag to be inflated at a right side of the occupant and having a distal end and a base portion, said distal ends of the left and right half airbags being separated from each other to form a space therebetween facing the occupant when the airbag is inflated, said left and right half airbags having primary folded portions in which each of the left and right half airbags is folded laterally and partly overlapped between the distal end and the base portion to have an elongated vertical form, and secondary folded portions in which the elongated vertical form in each of the left and right half airbags is folded to reduce an elongated distance thereof to form a final folded state, and an inflator for inflating the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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