Airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. An airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a sidewall and at least three seat-rows arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle airbag installed at an upper portion of the sidewall to be inflated downwardly in passenger-protection regions between passengers seated in three seat-rows and the sidewall of the vehicle for protecting the passengers upon a vehicle accident, a plurality of sections defined in the vehicle airbag for dividing an inside of the vehicle airbag, at least one of said sections being inflated in a passenger-protection region corresponding to a third seat-row, and a gas supplying device attached to the vehicle airbag for supplying gas to the sections.
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Abstract
An airbag apparatus is installed in a vehicle having a three-seat-row arrangement, and includes a vehicle airbag having a plurality of sections and a gas supplying device. The vehicle airbag is installed on an upper sidewall of the vehicle, and inflated downwardly in passenger-protection regions located between passengers on the seats and a sidewall of the vehicle for protecting the passengers during an accident such as a side collision or roll-over. The gas supplying device is capable of generating an inflation gas for inflating the airbag. The sidewall constitutes a large area on a side of the vehicle at a left or right side of the passenger such as a side window or a door. The vehicle airbag is typically installed in an area between a side roof panel on an upper region of the sidewall and a ceiling panel.
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8 Claims
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1. An airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a sidewall and at least three seat-rows arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle airbag installed at an upper portion of the sidewall to be inflated downwardly in passenger-protection regions between passengers seated in three seat-rows and the sidewall of the vehicle for protecting the passengers upon a vehicle accident, a plurality of sections defined in the vehicle airbag for dividing an inside of the vehicle airbag, at least one of said sections being inflated in a passenger-protection region corresponding to a third seat-row, and a gas supplying device attached to the vehicle airbag for supplying gas to the sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An airbag apparatus for a vehicle having a sidewall and at least three seat-rows arranged in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle airbag installed at an upper portion of the sidewall of the vehicle to be inflated downwardly in passenger-protection regions between passengers seated in seats and the sidewall of the vehicle for protecting the passengers upon a vehicle accident, said vehicle airbag extending at the upper portion of the sidewall between a first region corresponding to a first seat-row from a front side of the vehicle to a third region corresponding to a third seat-row from the front side of the vehicle, first and second sections disposed in the vehicle airbag for separately defining an inside of the vehicle airbag, said first section in the first seat-row overlapping with the second section in the third seat-row at a second region corresponding to a second seat-row when the vehicle airbag is inflated, a first gas supplying device for supplying gas to the first section, and a second gas supplying device for supplying gas to the second section. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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