Airbag apparatus
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1. A head-protecting airbag capable of inflating along a side surface of a vehicle compartment comprising:
- a mechanism for applying a tension to the inflated airbag along a lower boundary of the airbag and wherein the airbag is configured so that when the airbag is inflated a lower boundary of the airbag is 82.5 mm or less from a beltline of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An airbag apparatus for suppressing the movement of an occupant body toward the vehicle outside. Upon a side-on collision or sideway rolling of an automobile, an inflator is operated so as to inflate an airbag by supplying gas into the airbag. The airbag pushes a cover member open so as to extend downward along a side of the vehicle compartment like a curtain and to inflate between vehicle occupants and a side of the vehicle compartment.
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1. A head-protecting airbag capable of inflating along a side surface of a vehicle compartment comprising:
- a mechanism for applying a tension to the inflated airbag along a lower boundary of the airbag and wherein the airbag is configured so that when the airbag is inflated a lower boundary of the airbag is 82.5 mm or less from a beltline of the vehicle.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An airbag apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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an airbag configured to deploy along a side of a vehicle compartment between the head of the occupant and a side of the vehicle;
an inflator for supplying inflation gas to the airbag; and
a tensioning device positioned in a lower boundary of the airbag for tensioning the airbag when the airbag is inflated. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A vehicle comprising an airbag apparatus including an inflator and an airbag configured to inflate along a side surface of a vehicle compartment and further including a mechanism for applying a tension to the inflated airbag along a lower boundary of the airbag and wherein the airbag is configured so that when the airbag is inflated a lower-boundary of the airbag is 82.5 mm or less from a beltline of the vehicle.
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