Airbag device
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1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
- an airbag module; and
an airbag disposed in the airbag module and configured to deploy and inflate in a direction toward an occupant in an event of a vehicle emergency;
wherein the airbag has a packaged volume when the airbag is disposed in the airbag module and an inflated volume when the airbag is inflated; and
wherein a ratio of the packaged volume to the inflated volume is less than approximately 1;
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Abstract
An airbag device in which the optimum conditions of the airbag are set so the airbag device can fully protect an occupant while being able to be mounted in a vehicle more efficiently. The airbag device includes an airbag which is normally stored and configured to be inflated and deployed toward an occupant in the event of a vehicle emergency. The ratio of the volume of the airbag when packaged to the volume of the airbag when inflated is at least approximately 1:30.
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1. An airbag device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
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an airbag module; and
an airbag disposed in the airbag module and configured to deploy and inflate in a direction toward an occupant in an event of a vehicle emergency;
wherein the airbag has a packaged volume when the airbag is disposed in the airbag module and an inflated volume when the airbag is inflated; and
wherein a ratio of the packaged volume to the inflated volume is less than approximately 1;
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28. An airbag device for protecting an occupant of a vehicle, comprising:
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an airbag module; and
an airbag disposed in the airbag module to occupy a first volume and configured to deploy and inflate in a direction toward an occupant in an event of a vehicle emergency to occupy a second volume;
wherein the airbag has a first volume and a second volume; and
wherein the second volume is at least approximately 30 times the first volume. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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