Airbag device

• US 20050098984A1
• Filed: 11/05/2004
• Published: 05/12/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Matsumura, Shinzo
• Application Number:
  US10/981,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20050098984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/728.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0004 Frontal collision
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0044 Chest
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/0048 Head
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2021/23107 the bag being integrated in a multi-bag system
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/231 characterised by their shape, construction or spatial configuration

Abstract

An airbag device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle. The airbag device includes a passenger airbag configured to deploy in a direction toward a vehicle occupant in an event of a vehicle emergency. When fully deployed, the passenger airbag includes a projected area facing a vehicle occupant. The projected area of the passenger airbag is 1.0 to 1.4 times a projected area of a 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

Claims

1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:

a passenger airbag configured to deploy in a direction toward a vehicle occupant in an event of a vehicle emergency,

wherein the passenger airbag when fully deployed includes a projected area facing a vehicle occupant; and

wherein the projected area of the passenger airbag is between 1.0 to 1.4 times a projected area of a 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

2. The airbag device of claim 1, wherein the projected area of the passenger airbag is less than approximately 1.3 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

3. The airbag device of claim 1, wherein the projected area of the passenger airbag is less than approximately 1.2 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

4. The airbag device of claim 1, wherein the projected area of the passenger airbag is less than approximately 1.1 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

5. The airbag device of claim 1, wherein the passenger airbag inflates and deploys toward a front of the occupant.

6. The airbag device of claim 1, wherein a portion of the airbag overhangs a main body of the airbag, and wherein the overhung portion overhangs toward the occupant.

7. An airbag device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:

a twin airbag configured to deploy in a direction toward a vehicle occupant in an event of a vehicle emergency,

wherein the twin airbag when fully deployed includes a projected area facing a vehicle occupant; and

wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is between 1.0 to 2.0 times a projected area of a 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

8. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.9 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

9. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.8 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

10. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.7 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

11. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.6 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

12. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.5 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

13. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.4 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

14. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.3 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

15. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.2 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.

16. The airbag device of claim 7, wherein the projected area of the twin airbag is less than approximately 1.1 times the projected area of the 50^th percentile adult male dummy.